Left principal bronchus rupture in a cat
2001
White, R. N. | Oakley, M. R.
A two‐year‐old neutered male domestic shorthaired cat was referred with respiratory compromise. Investigations included thoracic radiography and tracheal endoscopy. Findings were consistent with a traumatic avulsion injury to the left principal bronchus. Treatment involved the resection of the ruptured and stenosed left principal bronchus segment via a fifth right intercostal lateral thoracotomy. Once the damaged portion of bronchus had been removed, bronchial repair was achieved by end‐to‐end anastomosis. A full recovery was made and, at the time of writing (16 months postoperatively), the cat was clinically normal.
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