title: Imaging diagnosis--Congenital lobar emphysema in a dog.
abstract: A 14-week-old female West Highland White Terrier developed acute dyspnea. Radiographically there was an enlarged, hyperlucent caudal portion of the left cranial lung lobe and a diffuse, severe interstitial-to-alveolar pattern in the remaining lung lobes that was accentuated caudodorsally. Computed tomography confirmed the presence of the emphysematous lobe and further showed it to have focal lobar bronchial collapse. Lung lobe resection was performed, and the diagnosis was congenital lobar emphysema secondary to bronchial cartilage hypoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Section of Diagnostic Imaging, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruth
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rademacher
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ogden
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Lorrie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gaschen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary