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Pectus excavatum: congenital thoracic deformity in cats
Author(s) -
Charlesworth Tim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.j87
Subject(s) - pectus excavatum , medicine , deformity , cats , presentation (obstetrics) , funnel chest , surgery
Pectus excavatum is an unusual congenital condition and, as such, there is a relative paucity of published information concerning the condition in companion animals. Pectus excavatum is more commonly reported in cats than dogs and so this article will discuss the presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this unusual condition in feline patients.