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Surgical repair of traumatically induced collapsing trachea in an ostrich
S R McClure1, T S Taylor, J H Johnson
1Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4475, USA.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|August 15, 1995
Abstract:
A region of tracheal collapse was identified by endoscopy after surgical repair of a traumatic injury to the neck in an ostrich. During periods of excitation, the ostrich would become dyspneic and collapse. A tracheal split-ring prosthesis was placed surgically to support the collapsing trachea. This technique, which is frequently used in dogs, is applicable for use in birds with collapsing trachea.