title: Diagnosis and treatment of massive porcupine quill migration in a dog.
abstract: A 5-year-old spayed female Boston terrier mixed breed dog was presented with porcupine quill migration. The quills were difficult to detect directly using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. This case highlights difficulties faced in detecting porcupine quills with current diagnostic imaging modalities and describes surgical and medical management of a patient with massive quill migration.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Services, 825 White Spruce Blvd, Rochester, New York 14623, USA (Flesher); VCA Oahu Veterinary Specialty Center, 98-1254 Kaahumanu St. Ste. 151, Pearl City, Hawai 96782, USA (Lam); Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Animal Medical Center, 510 East 62nd Street, New York, New York 10065, USA (Donovan).
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Flesher
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Services, 825 White Spruce Blvd, Rochester, New York 14623, USA (Flesher); VCA Oahu Veterinary Specialty Center, 98-1254 Kaahumanu St. Ste. 151, Pearl City, Hawai 96782, USA (Lam); Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Animal Medical Center, 510 East 62nd Street, New York, New York 10065, USA (Donovan).
authors.forename: Nathaniel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Services, 825 White Spruce Blvd, Rochester, New York 14623, USA (Flesher); VCA Oahu Veterinary Specialty Center, 98-1254 Kaahumanu St. Ste. 151, Pearl City, Hawai 96782, USA (Lam); Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Animal Medical Center, 510 East 62nd Street, New York, New York 10065, USA (Donovan).
authors.forename: Taryn A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Donovan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D046328:Porcupines; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*