Vuong Kristina S, Fazio Constance, Greenacre Cheryl B, Hoggard Nathan
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2025 Jan;66(1):e13457. doi: 10.1111/vru.13457. Epub 2024 Oct 21.
A 3-year-old male castrated domestic ferret presented with a 24 h history of lethargy, weakness, and anorexia. The ferret was tachypneic, painful, dehydrated, pale, and obtunded on physical examination. Radiographs and thoracic CT were utilized to diagnose a 360° right cranial lung lobe torsion (LLT) with secondary pneumothorax and pleural effusion. This was confirmed on gross necropsy and histopathology. The LLT was suspected to be secondary to previous trauma based on chronic bilateral rib fractures. Lung lobe torsions are life-threatening conditions infrequently described in veterinary medicine. Based on our review of the literature, this is the first description of an LLT in a ferret.
一只3岁已去势的雄性家养雪貂，出现了24小时的嗜睡、虚弱和厌食症状。体格检查时，该雪貂呼吸急促、疼痛、脱水、面色苍白且意识不清。通过X光片和胸部CT诊断为右肺上叶360°扭转（LLT），继发气胸和胸腔积液。大体尸检和组织病理学检查证实了这一诊断。基于慢性双侧肋骨骨折，怀疑LLT继发于先前的创伤。肺叶扭转是兽医医学中很少描述的危及生命的病症。根据我们对文献的回顾，这是雪貂中LLT的首次描述。
