A male mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) presented for examination for acute respiratory distress and lethargy. The duck had experienced recurrent episodes of respiratory distress since being attacked by a raccoon the previous year, resulting in neck lacerations. Diagnostic tests, including a complete blood count, plasma biochemical analysis, radiography, and tracheoscopy, revealed a collapsed trachea. Surgical correction of the collapsed tracheal segment resulted in resection of 9% of the total tracheal length and subsequent anastomosis. Tracheoscopy performed 2 and 3 months after surgery revealed a healthy mucosa, minimal reduction of the tracheal lumen in the area of anastomosis, and minimal suture granuloma formation.
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1 June 2007
Tracheal Resection and Anastomosis in a Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) with Traumatic Segmental Tracheal Collapse
David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman,
Mark Mitchell,
Cheryl S. Hedlund,
Michael Walden,
Thomas N. Tully
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Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Vol. 21 • No. 2
June 2007
Vol. 21 • No. 2
June 2007
Anas platyrhynchos
Avian
mallard duck
tracheal collapse
tracheal resection
tracheal stenosis
tracheoscopy