GEBE BİR KOYUNDA TRAVMATİK SERVİKAL TRAKEA YIRTILMASINDA ERKEN CERRAHİ MÜDAHALE: BİR VAKA RAPORU

Abstract

Trakea yırtıkları, geviş getiren hayvanlarda nadir görülen ve acil müdahale gerektiren yaşamı tehdit eden lezyonlardır. Bu vakada, köpek ısırığı sonucu oluşan servikal trakea rupturu olan 3,5 yaşında, gebeliğinin son dönemlerinde olan bir İvesi koyununun tanı ve cerrahi tedavisi sunulmaktadır. Klinik muayenede dispne, stridor ve afoni saptanırken, radyografilerde deri altı amfizem belirtisi görülmemiştir. Ameliyat sırasında ventral orta hat yaklaşımıyla lokalize tam kalınlıkta bir trakea yırtığı tespit edilmiş ve emilebilir dikiş materyali kullanılarak basit ayrı teknikle primer onarım yapılmıştır. Ameliyat sonrası dönemde herhangi bir komplikasyon gözlenmemiş, gebelik komplikasyonsuz ilerlemiş ve sağlıklı bir doğum gerçekleşmiştir. Sonuç olarak, bu vaka, koyunlarda travmatik trakea rupturu erken cerrahi müdahale ile başarılı bir şekilde tedavi edilebileceğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

• koyun
• köpek ısırığı
• trakeal ruptur
• cerrahi onarım

Early Surgical Intervention in Traumatic Cervical Tracheal Rupture in A Pregnant Ewe: A Case Report

Abstract

Tracheal ruptures are rare, life-threatening lesions in ruminants that require emergency intervention. In this case, the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a 3.5-year-old heavily pregnant Awassi sheep with cervical tracheal rupture caused by a dog bite are presented. Clinical examination revealed dyspnea, stridor, and aphonia, whereas radiographs showed no evidence of subcutaneous emphysema. Through a ventral midline approach, a localized full-thickness tracheal tear was identified during surgery. Primary repair was achieved with absorbable simple interrupted sutures. No complications were observed in the postoperative period, pregnancy progressed without complications, and a healthy birth occurred. In conclusion, this case demonstrates that traumatic tracheal rupture in sheep can be successfully treated using early surgical intervention.

Keywords

• Dog bite
• ewe
• surgical repair
• tracheal rupture

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