Left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in an Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra): Rottura dell’appendice atriale sinistra per trauma toracico in una lontra (Lutra lutra)
An adult male Eurasian otter, found dead on the roadside, was submitted for post-mortem examination in April 2014 at the Veterinary Pathology Unit of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Teramo, as part of the RECAL [RECovery and post mortem Analysis of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in the National...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/390028 2023-12-03T10:31:51+01:00 Left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in an Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra): Rottura dell’appendice atriale sinistra per trauma toracico in una lontra (Lutra lutra) Romanucci, Mariarita Fusillo, Romina Marcelli, Manlio Massimini, Marcella Malatesta, Daniela Bongiovanni, Laura Salda, Leonardo Della LS Pathobiologie dPB RMSC 2019-07-01 image/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/390028 en eng 0505-401X https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/390028 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Atrial appendage Blunt trauma Eurasian otter Heart Rupture veterinary(all) Letter 2019 ftunivutrecht 2023-11-08T23:16:35Z An adult male Eurasian otter, found dead on the roadside, was submitted for post-mortem examination in April 2014 at the Veterinary Pathology Unit of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Teramo, as part of the RECAL [RECovery and post mortem Analysis of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in the National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni (Salerno, Italy), and surrounding areas] project. Necropsy revealed an abundant hemothorax associated with multifocal, bilateral pulmonary contusions and lacerations, and a severe hemopericardium characterised by the presence of a wide blood clot in the intact pericardial sac. Two small laceration wounds of the left auricle were found at the base, along the atrioventricular groove, and on the outer free wall. Since myocardial and endocardial tissues showed no other gross and histopathological abnormalities, a left atrial appendage rupture resulting from a blunt chest trauma was diagnosed. Blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is a rarely reported, life-threatening condition in humans. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on a left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in veterinary literature. The possible occurrence of a cardiac rupture following a blunt thoracic injury should be taken into consideration in veterinary emergency care. Manuscript Lontra Lutra lutra Utrecht University Repository |
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Atrial appendage Blunt trauma Eurasian otter Heart Rupture veterinary(all) Romanucci, Mariarita Fusillo, Romina Marcelli, Manlio Massimini, Marcella Malatesta, Daniela Bongiovanni, Laura Salda, Leonardo Della Left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in an Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra): Rottura dell’appendice atriale sinistra per trauma toracico in una lontra (Lutra lutra) |
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An adult male Eurasian otter, found dead on the roadside, was submitted for post-mortem examination in April 2014 at the Veterinary Pathology Unit of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Teramo, as part of the RECAL [RECovery and post mortem Analysis of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in the National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni (Salerno, Italy), and surrounding areas] project. Necropsy revealed an abundant hemothorax associated with multifocal, bilateral pulmonary contusions and lacerations, and a severe hemopericardium characterised by the presence of a wide blood clot in the intact pericardial sac. Two small laceration wounds of the left auricle were found at the base, along the atrioventricular groove, and on the outer free wall. Since myocardial and endocardial tissues showed no other gross and histopathological abnormalities, a left atrial appendage rupture resulting from a blunt chest trauma was diagnosed. Blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is a rarely reported, life-threatening condition in humans. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on a left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in veterinary literature. The possible occurrence of a cardiac rupture following a blunt thoracic injury should be taken into consideration in veterinary emergency care. |
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Romanucci, Mariarita Fusillo, Romina Marcelli, Manlio Massimini, Marcella Malatesta, Daniela Bongiovanni, Laura Salda, Leonardo Della |
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Romanucci, Mariarita Fusillo, Romina Marcelli, Manlio Massimini, Marcella Malatesta, Daniela Bongiovanni, Laura Salda, Leonardo Della |
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Left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in an Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra): Rottura dell’appendice atriale sinistra per trauma toracico in una lontra (Lutra lutra) |
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Left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in an Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra): Rottura dell’appendice atriale sinistra per trauma toracico in una lontra (Lutra lutra) |
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Left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in an Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra): Rottura dell’appendice atriale sinistra per trauma toracico in una lontra (Lutra lutra) |
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Left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in an Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra): Rottura dell’appendice atriale sinistra per trauma toracico in una lontra (Lutra lutra) |
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Left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in an Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra): Rottura dell’appendice atriale sinistra per trauma toracico in una lontra (Lutra lutra) |
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left atrial appendage rupture due to blunt chest trauma in an eurasian otter (lutra lutra): rottura dell’appendice atriale sinistra per trauma toracico in una lontra (lutra lutra) |
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