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Bedside ultrasound of the thorax. Left paracostal view of a 4-year old female Boxer with mediastinal hematoma. Located dorsally to the heart, a hyperechoic well-demarcated intrathoracic structure is pictured.
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Mindray Medical Germany GmbH, Darmstadt, DE) of the chest (Figure 1) revealed moderate hypovolemia as well as a hyperechoic well-demarcated intrathoracic structure, located dorsally of the heart. Moreover, a mild amount of pleural effusion was detected.
Right lateral thoracic radiographs of the same dog. (A) Radiograph obtained on day 6 of hospitalization, 4 h after removing the dialysis catheter, (B) obtained on day 11, (C) on day 16, and (D) on day 23. A soft tissue mass dorsally of the trachea inside the mediastinum is present. Progressive shrinking of the mass to its disappearance through the days of hospitalization can be seen.
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The main findings of the chest radiographs (Figure 2A) were a soft tissue opacity dorsally of the trachea, located in the mediastinum, which deviated the trachea, the esophagus, the pulmonary vessels, and the heart silhouette ventrally. The progression of the hematoma shrinking to its disappearance is visualized in Figures 2B-D.
Schematic presentation of the case management. The critical 6th day until the 8th day are presented hourly including the stabilization measurements.
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A schematic presentation of the case management can be seen in Figure 3.