Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a 12 year old Samoyed

dc.contributor.author	Donaldson, Emily
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-21T19:22:03Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-21T19:22:03Z
dc.date.issued	2015-02-11
dc.description.abstract	A 12-year-old, male castrated Samoyed dog presented to the Cornell University’s Hospital for Animals for treatment of pneumothorax diagnosed by his primary care veterinarian on 8/14/14. Clinical signs of coughing, tachypnea and pacing began six days prior. On presentation to the Emergency Service, the patient was tachycardic, tachypneic, and dyspneic. Initial stabilization included intravenous catheter placement, thoracic-focused assessment with sonography for trauma (TFAST), and thoracocentesis. Bilateral thoracostomy tubes were placed for continuous suction. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the thorax was non-diagnostic. A median sternotomy was performed and revealed two, small bullae in the right cranial lung lobe. One bulla was visualized to be leaking air. Abnormal tissue was removed and submitted for histopathology. Complications encountered after surgery included poor oxygenation status and hypoproteinemia. The patient was discharged four days post-operatively. As of December 2014, the patient had not experienced recurrence of pneumothorax.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/66091
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Spontaneous pneumothorax, pulmonary bullae, thoracotomy	en_US
dc.title	Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a 12 year old Samoyed	en_US
dc.type	case study	en_US

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