Surgical management of extrathoracic tracheal collapse in two large-breed dogs.
Collapse of the cervical portion of the trachea was diagnosed for 2 young large-breed dogs. Clinical signs included worsening respiratory stridor and coughing exacerbated by exercise. The diagnosis was confirmed by use of conventional radiography and fluoroscopy of the trachea. A polypropylene, spiral ring, extraluminal, tracheal prosthesis was used to successfully treat tracheal collapse in each dog. Although tracheal collapse typically affects middle-aged and old small-breed dogs, tracheal collapse should be considered as a differential diagnosis for large-breed dogs with a honking cough and respiratory stridor.
Spodnick
G J
GJ
Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas, Cary, NC 27511, USA.
Nwadike
B S
BS
D000818:Animals; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011126:Polypropylenes; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000662:veterinary; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
D011126:Polypropylenes