Veterinární Medicína (Nov 2009)

The importance of patient positioning for bronchial foreign body extraction: a case report

  • B. Pirkic,
  • T. Babic,
  • M. Stejskal,
  • D. Maticic,
  • D. Vnuk,
  • M. Kreszinger,
  • D. Stanin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17221/3074-VETMED
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 54, no. 11
pp. 547 – 549

Abstract

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A bronchial foreign body was found in a dog. A circular foreign body was found radiographically in the left bronchus right after the bifurcation. A lateral thoracotomy was performed at the fifth intercostal space, guided by fluoroscopy. The positioning of the patient on the operating table can dislocate a movable foreign body, making the surgical extraction more challenging.

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