Repair of a traumatic rupture in the trachea of a dog

Computed tomographic findings in a Bluetick Coonhound with a longitudinal thoracic tracheal tear

“…Tracheal tears in small animals usually occur secondary to trauma, such as blunt or penetrating injuries . Cervical tracheal tears are more common than thoracic tracheal ruptures and are typically associated with bite wound injuries to the neck, choke chain injuries, and traumatic intubation . Thoracic tracheal ruptures or avulsions have been described infrequently and only in cats secondary to thoracic blunt trauma .…”

“…Cervical tracheal tears are more common than thoracic tracheal ruptures and are typically associated with bite wound injuries to the neck, choke chain injuries, and traumatic intubation . Thoracic tracheal ruptures or avulsions have been described infrequently and only in cats secondary to thoracic blunt trauma . The trachea typically ruptures 1–4 cm cranial to the carina due to hyperextension of the head and neck .…”

“…5 The trachea typically ruptures 1-4 cm cranial to the carina due to hyperextension of the head and neck. 3,5,6 The carina is in a fixed anatomic position and thus hyperextension of the head and neck leads to stretching of the trachea and eventual rupture. 5,6 To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of an intrathoracic longitudinal tracheal tear described in a dog.…”

Intramural tracheal haematoma causing acute respiratory obstruction in a dog

“…Tracheal rupture has also been reported in people associated with blunt trauma to the thorax (Slimane and others 1999, Kunisch‐Hoppe and others 2000). Tracheal rupture in dogs has only been reported following traumatic lacerations (Hill 1974, Alvarenga and Spicciati 1975). It is possible that abrupt hyperextension of the head and neck occurred during the dogfight.…”

“…Tracheal trauma in dogs has been reported as a cause of tracheal disruption, but not of tracheal intramural haemorrhage (Hill 1974, Alvarenga and Spicciati 1975). Tracheal narrowing associated with intra‐ and extramural haemorrhage has been reported in five cases, all of which were associated with rodenticide ingestion (Berry and others 1993, McGuire and others 1999).…”