Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with twisted lung lobes causing fast breathing and surgery
By Coady, Michelle R M et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2020·Western Veterinary Emergency and Specialist Centre, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Bilateral lung lobe torsions in a cat.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old spayed female domestic longhair cat was brought in because she was having trouble breathing (tachypnea) and the vet noticed reduced lung sounds on one side. Tests, including ultrasound and CT scans, revealed that both of her lung lobes had twisted, a rare condition called bilateral lung lobe torsion. The vet performed surgery to remove the affected lung lobes, and after the procedure, the cat recovered well without any complications.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old spayed female domestic longhair cat was presented for tachypnea and was identified to have reduced lung sounds over the left hemithorax. Thoracic ultrasound examination and computed tomography identified changes consistent with bilateral lung lobe torsion. A median sternotomy confirmed torsion of both the cranial portion of the left cranial lung lobe and the right middle lung lobe. The affected lobes were resected. Pleural fluid analysis was indicative of a modified transudate and histopathology was consistent with a subacute to chronic torsion with no evidence of neoplasia or infection. The patient recovered without complication. Lung lobe torsion is an uncommon presentation across all species and is especially rare in cats. To the authors' knowledge, bilateral lung lobe torsion has not been previously reported in small animals.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32020935/