3 month old French Bulldog with 2 day history of respiratory distress and vomiting. She began to vomit and choke after being in the back yard for 10 minutes.
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Publication Date: 2007-12-13
History
3 month old French Bulldog with 2 day history of respiratory distress and vomiting. She began to vomit and choke after being in the back yard for 10 minutes.
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Findings
A small, round, mineral opacity is observed within the larynx ventral to C2 on the first lateral projection. On the subsequent neck radiograph, the opacity is not visible. The patient became dyspneic at this point and was administered oxygen. On the third lateral radiograph the opacity is again located within the larynx. There is a second round mineral opacity within the descending colon.
Diagnosis
Tracheal foreign body