Removing an Embolized Peripheral Intravenous Catheter from the Left Caudal Lung Lobe of a Dog via Intercostal Thoracotomy
Samantha Masca, Margaret Goodale, Anke Langenbach · 2025
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Description
Samantha Masca, Margaret Goodale, and Anke Langenbach report removing a broken catheter tip from a dog's lung, in work from 2025. The patient was an eight-month-old standard poodle. When a vein catheter was pulled from its front leg, the tip came out about two centimeters short, which signaled a fragment inside.
Plain X-rays showed nothing, so a full body CT scan was done. The scan spotted the fragment in the lower lobe of the left lung by its density contrast. Surgeons opened the chest between the ribs and retrieved the tip while sparing the lobe. The report walks through the hunt and the surgery as a guide for vets.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Samantha Masca, Margaret Goodale, Anke Langenbach |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |