Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with heart fluid buildup from cyst treated by surgery
By Less, R D et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2000·Veterinary Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Intrapericardial cyst causing cardiac tamponade in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old cat was having trouble breathing (dyspnea) and was found to have a fluid-filled cyst around the heart that was pressing on it, causing serious breathing problems. The vet first drained the cyst to relieve the pressure before performing surgery. During the operation, they discovered the cyst was connected to the liver through a small hernia in the diaphragm. After successfully removing the cyst and repairing the hernia, the cat was able to recover well and breathe normally again.
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Abstract
A two-year-old cat with episodic dyspnea was diagnosed with an intrapericardial cyst via two-dimensional echocardiography. The cyst directly compressed the right ventricle, resulting in cardiac tamponade. Centesis of the cyst was performed to reduce tamponade prior to surgery. At surgery, a large, fluid-filled cystic structure was found within the pericardium. The cystic structure was continuous with a pedicle of liver that passed through a small peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia. Surgical resolution was achieved by median sternotomy, midline pericardotomy, resection of the cyst, and diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10730620/