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Left principal bronchus rupture in a cat
Author(s) -
White R. N.,
Oakley M. R.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2001.tb02455.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchus , avulsion , thoracotomy , anastomosis , main bronchus , surgery , lung , radiology , respiratory disease
A two‐year‐old neutered male domestic shorthaired cat was referred with respiratory compromise. Investigations included thoracic radiography and tracheal endoscopy. Findings were consistent with a traumatic avulsion injury to the left principal bronchus. Treatment involved the resection of the ruptured and stenosed left principal bronchus segment via a fifth right intercostal lateral thoracotomy. Once the damaged portion of bronchus had been removed, bronchial repair was achieved by end‐to‐end anastomosis. A full recovery was made and, at the time of writing (16 months postoperatively), the cat was clinically normal.