Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with rare liver-lung blood vessel shunt treated by surgery
By Redlich, Carl-Christian·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere·2024·Tierklinik Dü·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [Congenital porto-phrenico-pulmonary shunt in a cat].
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Plain-English summary
An 8-month-old male Birman cat was brought in because he was having blood in his urine, difficulty urinating, and occasional head tremors. After some tests, the vet discovered a rare blood vessel connection that was causing these symptoms. The cat underwent surgery to close off the abnormal blood vessel, and the outcome was positive. Following the procedure, the cat's symptoms improved significantly.
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Abstract
An 8-month-old castrated male Birman showing hematuria, stranguria, and intermittend head tremor was presented for further diagnostic work-up on suspicion of hepato-encephalopathic syndrome. Computed tomography examination revealed a shunt vessel emanating from the vena gastrica sinistra which connected to both the vena phrenica sinistra and a pulmonary vessel from the left caudal lung lobe draining into the left atrium. This represents the first case report describing the radiologic appearance, surgical ligation as well as the post-operative outcome of a cat with such a shunt form.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39637921/