Chronic Bronchocutaneous Fistula Caused by Toothpick Foreign Body in a Maltese Dog

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Hee-Myung PARK²  Soon-Wuk JEONG¹  Jong-Hoon LEE¹  Ju-Won KIM²  So-Jeung MOON² 

[1] Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143-701 South Korea;BK21 Basic & Diagnostic Veterinary Specialist Program for Animal Diseases and Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143-701 South Korea

关键词: bronchocutaneous fistula;    canine;    computed tomography;    toothpick;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.11-0376

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(12)Cited-By(1)A 7-year-old, 1.76 kg Maltese dog presented with a 4-year history of a chronic pustular lesion and a wet cough. Erosive lesions were seen at the left thoracic wall. Radiology and computed tomography (CT) revealed a bronchocutaneous fistula connecting from the left cranial bronchus to the skin. On definitive surgery, a long wooden toothpick was observed within this tract, and clinical signs resolved after retrieval of the foreign body. Three-dimensional CT was useful to identify the characteristics of the bronchocutaneous fistula. However, the wooden foreign body was not apparent on CT. Here, we report the clinical, clinicopathological and diagnostic imaging findings of a chronic bronchocutaneous fistula caused by a foreign body in a dog.

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