Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Kitten's large diaphragm tear fixed with intestinal tissue graft
By Andreoni, Angelo A & Voss, Katja·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2009·Clinic for Small Animal Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Reconstruction of a large diaphragmatic defect in a kitten using small intestinal submucosa (SIS).
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Plain-English summary
A 4-month-old kitten with a large hole in its diaphragm underwent surgery using a special graft made from small intestinal tissue to repair the defect. The surgery went smoothly, and the kitten recovered well without any complications. After the procedure, the kitten was able to grow normally and showed no signs of breathing problems or other issues. A follow-up scan nearly two and a half years later revealed some fat herniation, but the kitten remained healthy and symptom-free.
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Abstract
A double-layer sheet of small intestinal submucosa (SIS) was used to reconstruct a large chronic diaphragmatic defect in a 4-month-old kitten. The SIS graft was easy to use, postoperative recovery was uneventful, no side effects of the SIS implant were observed, and the SIS graft resulted in restoration of normal clinical function while allowing growth of the kitten without restriction of chest wall development. Herniation of fat through the caval hiatus was diagnosed 29 months postoperatively on a CT scan. The cat was free of clinical signs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19699669/