Aberrant migration and surgical removal of a heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) from the femoral artery of a cat

A cat was evaluated for an acute‐onset of right pelvic limb paresis. Thoracic radiographs revealed normal cardiac size and tortuous pulmonary arteries. Abdominal ultrasound identified a heartworm (HW) extending from the caudal abdominal aorta into the right external iliac artery and right femoral ar...

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Autores principales: Oldach, Maureen S., Gunther‐Harrington, Catherine T., Balsa, Ingrid M., McLarty, Ehren M., Wakeman, Kyle A., Phillips, Kathryn L., Honkavaara, Juhana, Visser, Lance C., Stern, Joshua A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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SMALL ANIMAL
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5866988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29460457
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15070

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5866988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29460457
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15070

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