title: What is your diagnosis? A wood fragment was detected within the mediastinum, penetrating the cranial aspect of the pericardial sac and in contact with the right auricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA.
authors.forename: Cheri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cronk
authors.forename: Kari L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008482:Mediastinum; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000662:veterinary; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014934:Wood; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary