title: The Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Intracardiac Quill Foreign Body in a Dog.
abstract: A dog was referred to Alta Vista Animal Hospital with a porcupine quill penetrating the right ventricle. The presenting complaint was tachypnea and dyspnea secondary to bilateral pneumothorax. Computed tomography revealed bilateral pneumothorax without evidence of quills. A median sternotomy was performed and the quill was removed. The dog recovered uneventfully. Quill injuries are common in dogs; however, intracardiac quill migration is rare. Dogs without evidence of severe cardiac injury secondary to intracardiac foreign bodies may have a good prognosis.
authors.affiliation: From the Alta Vista Animal Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Daniel Joseph Santiago
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Nucci
authors.forename: Julius
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liptak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000662:veterinary; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary