title: Bronchoscopy of cetaceans.
abstract: Bronchoscopy is a standard diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in respiratory medicine and has been performed on many animal species. Cetaceans suffer considerable morbidity and mortality from lower respiratory tract infections, and it is very difficult to sample lower respiratory tract secretions for microbiology and other analyses. We report our experience on performing fiberoptic bronchoscopy in three bottle-nosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and one false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), which should help other clinicians in performing bronchoscopy in cetaceans.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Medicine, Ocean Park, Hong Kong SAR, China. kwttsang@hku.hk
authors.forename: Kenneth W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Reimi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rouke
authors.forename: Queeny
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Wah K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D020680:Bronchoscopes / Q000662:veterinary*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004289:Dolphins; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*