미약한 경부기종에 의해 발생된 개의 부분적 기관협착 = Segmental Tracheal Stenosis Caused by Mild Emphysema of the Cervical Retrotracheal area in a Dog

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A 10-year old male Pomerarian was presented with about a ten day history of stridor and severe paroxysmal honkinglike coughing which were aggravated with excitement and exercise. Auscultation revealed prominent inspiratory and expiratory crackles and wheezes over the caudal cervical trachea which were heard equally over both side of the chest, and a hemogram showed mild leucocytosis with mild dehydration. On the lateral radiographs of the neck and thorax, the cervical trachea was displaced ventrally by the air trapped between fascial planes of the cervical area near the thoracic inlet. It also revealed a marked narrowing of the tracheal lumen extending from the level of the fifth cervical to the second thoracic vertebra, and the lung field was judged to be within normal limits. There was no evidence of pneumomediastinum. A diagnosis of segmental tracheal stenosis was made. The emphysema of the retrotracheal area was thought to be a traumatic origin. The dog was treated successfully with strict cage confinement for a week. The tracheal stenosis caused by mild emphysema between the soft tissue of the cirvical area or mediastinum in the dog is very rare.