Hopper Belinda J, Lester Nola V, Irwin Peter J, Eger Clive E, Richardson Jennifer L
Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia.
Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2004 Mar-Apr;45(2):136-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2004.04022.x.
A 1-year-old working Kelpie developed pneumothorax and focal peritonitis after inhalation of a grass awn that migrated from the lung, through the diaphragm, into the peritoneal cavity. Radiographic evidence of sternal lymph node enlargement was fundamental in the diagnosis of intraperitoneal disease and prompted abdominal ultrasound leading to definitive diagnosis.
