PMID: 12765631May 27, 2003Paper

Diaphragmatic hernia in a cat mimicking a pulmonary mass

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
J D WhiteR Malik

Abstract

A seven-year-old castrated British shorthair cross cat was presented for coughing of five-weeks duration. Thoracic radiographs and an unguided bronchoalveolar lavage showed changes consistent with inflammatory airway disease. In addition, a soft tissue density was evident in the thoracic films between the heart and the diaphragm. Exploratory thoracotomy demonstrated a diaphragmatic hernia, probably congenital in origin, with incarceration of a portion of the hepatic parenchyma. The herniated portion of liver was resected surgically and the defect in the diaphragm closed. The cat was given a 10-day course of doxycycline post-operatively and the cough did not recur subsequently. In retrospect, the hernia was potentially an incidental problem, the cat's coughing being attributable to inflammatory airway disease.

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Mar 2, 2011·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·Fernando ListeSergio Monteagudo
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May 25, 2010·Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·Richard MalikJoanna White
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