Key result
Necropsy of a 16-year-old German Shepherd dog with severe cardio-respiratory symptoms revealed a rare right pericardial closure defect with herniation and incarceration of the right atrium.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report describes a rare right pericardial closure defect with right atrial herniation in a geriatric dog, emphasizing the role of imaging in diagnosing cranial mediastinal masses.
May warrant including pericardial defects in canine mediastinal mass differentials; extends sparse veterinary literature on right atrial herniation.
A 16 years old German Shepherd dog was referred to the teaching hospital of Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Iasi, with cardio-respiratory symptoms. Clinical examination, electrocardiography, thoracic X-ray and echocardiography have been performed and congestive heart failure due to right cardiac dilatation was diagnosed. Due to the dog's death, necropsy have been performed and revealed a right pericardial closure defect with the hernia and incarceration of the right atrium in the mediastinum. The aim of the study is to describe an uncommon cardiac pathology in a geriatric dog represented by a pericardial tear with the right auricular hernia and incarceration and to raise hypothesis of the pathological findings etiology.
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Baisan et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Pericardial closure defect with right atrial herniation (n=1). Pericardial closure defect with right atrial herniation was evaluated. Necropsy of a 16-year-old German Shepherd dog with severe cardio-respiratory symptoms revealed a rare right pericardial closure defect with herniation and incarceration of the right atrium.
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