A case of canine patent ductus arteriosus showed favorable therapeutic response by surgery combined with needle-acupuncture therapy
2005
Kim, K.S. (Withpet Animal Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Kim, B.Y. (Noah Animal Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Kim, T.H. (Kim Tae-Hwa Animal Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Kim, W.B. (Gaepo Animal Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Liu, Jian Zhu (Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea) | Lee, J.Y. (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan) | Rogers, Philip A.M. (Teagasc, Grange Research Centre, Dunsany, Co., Meath, Ireland) | Kim, D.H. (Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea), E-mail: dhkim@cnu.ac.kr
A 6-month-old male Poodle was referred with chief complaint of dysponea and cough. Cyanosis was not detected. This dog was diagnosed as a case of canine patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) by X-ray and ultrasonography. Diuretics and bronchodialators were administered for 4 weeks. Clinical symptoms were not improved. Thoracotomy was done at right recumbent position. The length of ductus arteriosus was 8 mm and the diameter was 6 mm, respectively. Double ligation was performed in surgery. Continuous cardiac murmur, cough and strong femoral pulsation were disappeared after surgery. The diameters of the pulmonary artery and vein found to normal by X-ray on 10 days after operation.
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