The Evaluation and Management of Congenital Loss of the Pericardium in A Cat: A Case Report | [International Journal of Veterinary Science • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Chattida Panprom: Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University,Kamphaeng Saen, Nakorn Pathom,Thailand

2. Sirada Tayayouth: Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University,Kamphaeng Saen, Nakorn Pathom,Thailand

3. Nakrob Pattanapon: Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University,Kamphaeng Saen, Nakorn Pathom,Thailand

4. Wannisa Meepoo: Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University,Kamphaeng Saen, Nakorn Pathom,Thailand

5. Soontaree Petchdee: Department of Large Animal and Wildlife Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University,Kamphaeng Saen Nakorn Pathom,Thailand

Abstract:

An 8-month-old female British shorthair cat presented for a routine health screening. The radiography examination showed an unusual cardiac silhouette around the cardiac apex. The ECG segment from S wave to the T wave (ST segment) is elevated and reveals a counterclockwise deviation of the cardiac axis. An echocardiographic examination demonstrated the loss of the pericardium over the right area of the heart. After a final diagnosis of partial absence of the pericardium, diaphragmatic plication was performed to prevent diaphragmatic herniation. This surgical technique can be selected as a treatment choice to prevent and repair the diaphragm. The partial loss of the pericardium is a rare congenital malformation that rarely occurs in veterinary medicine. This is the first report describing the diagnosis and prevention of a partial loss of the pericardium in cats.

Page(s): 715-718

DOI: 10.47278/journal.ijvs/2023.017

Published: Journal: International Journal of Veterinary Science, Volume: 12, Issue: 5, Year: 2023

Keywords:

CAT , Defect , Diaphragmatic Plication , Pericardium

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