Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with heart fluid buildup from a bile cyst causing breathing
By Scruggs, Sarah M & Bright, Janice M·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2010·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Chronic cardiac tamponade in a cat caused by an intrapericardial biliary cyst.
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Plain-English summary
A 1-year-old domestic longhair cat was brought to the vet because it had been coughing and struggling to exercise for four months. Tests showed that the cat had a fluid buildup around its heart, caused by a cyst. The vet drained the fluid and then surgically removed the cyst a few days later. After the surgery, the cat's symptoms completely went away, and it was able to return to normal activity.
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Abstract
A 1-year-old domestic longhair cat presented to our hospital with a 4-month history of progressive exercise intolerance and coughing. Two-dimensional echocardiography confirmed the presence of an intrapericardial cyst and cardiac tamponade. Tamponade was relieved via percutaneous aspiration of the cyst. The cyst was surgically excised 4 days later, and histopathology was consistent with a biliary cyst. The cat's clinical signs completely resolved following surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20031462/