Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with collapsed lung from ruptured lung bullae and possible lung
By Milne, Marjorie E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2010·Veterinary Clinic and Hospital, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Spontaneous feline pneumothorax caused by ruptured pulmonary bullae associated with possible bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male domestic shorthair cat was brought in for breathing problems due to a spontaneous pneumothorax, which is when air leaks into the space around the lungs. A CT scan revealed a large air-filled space in the lung and several smaller ones. The veterinarian performed surgery to remove the affected lung areas, and the cat recovered well. The underlying issue was linked to a condition called bronchopulmonary dysplasia, which may have contributed to the lung problems.
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Abstract
Spontaneous pneumothorax is rarely reported in the cat. This case report describes the use of computed tomography (CT) to diagnose pulmonary bullae in an adult cat with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax. A large bulla in the right middle lung lobe and several blebs in other lobes were identified by CT. Partial lobectomy of the right middle and right and left cranial lung lobes was successfully performed to remove the affected portions of lung. Histopathological examination suggested bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) as the underlying cause for development of the pulmonary bulla. This is the first case report in the veterinary literature describing the use of CT to identify pulmonary bullae in the cat with BPD as a possible underlying cause.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20194371/