Fatal reexpansion pulmonary edema in a kitten following surgical correction of pectus excavatum.
Fulminant, fatal pulmonary edema developed in an eight-week-old kitten following external splint correction of severe pectus excavatum. History, signalment, onset of clinical signs, and gross pathological findings were most compatible with a diagnosis of reexpansion pulmonary edema (RPE). This report presents case findings and a literature review of RPE.
Soderstrom
M J
MJ
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA.
Gilson
S D
SD
Gulbas
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D013165:Splints / Q000662:veterinary