Surgical correction of pectus excavatum in two cats

Two sexually intact male Bengal cats, one a 4-month-old weighing 2.8 kg and the other, a 3-month-old weighing 2.0 kg, were presented to the University of Missouri-Columbia Veterinary Teaching Hospital for evaluation of respiratory distress. On initial presentation, both cats were dyspneic, exercise...

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Published in:Journal of veterinary science (Suwŏn-si, Korea) 2008, 9(3), , pp.335-337
Main Authors: Yoon, H.Y. (University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA), Mann, F.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA), Jeong, S.W. (Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), E-mail: swjeong@konkuk.ac.kr
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Case Report
Cat Diseases - surgery
CATS
CHAT
external splint
Funnel Chest - surgery
Funnel Chest - veterinary
GATO
Lung Diseases - etiology
Lung Diseases - veterinary
Male
pectus excavatum
surgical correction
Treatment Outcome
수의학
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Summary:Two sexually intact male Bengal cats, one a 4-month-old weighing 2.8 kg and the other, a 3-month-old weighing 2.0 kg, were presented to the University of Missouri-Columbia Veterinary Teaching Hospital for evaluation of respiratory distress. On initial presentation, both cats were dyspneic, exercise intolerant, and had marked concave deformation of the caudal sternum. Surgical correction of pectus excavatum was performed using a cylindrical external splint and U-shaped external splint. Post-operative thoracic radiography revealed that there was decreased concavity of the sternum and increased thoracic height at the level of the caudal sternebrae in both cats.
ISSN:1229-845X
1976-555X
DOI:10.4142/jvs.2008.9.3.335