Hydrothorax secondary to a perinephric pseudocyst in a cat.
Hydrothorax was identified in a 14-year-old Siamese cat with a pre-existent perinephric pseudocyst. The pleural fluid was classified as a low-protein transudate. Intrapseudocystic scintigraphy confirmed a direct communication between the pseudocyst and the pleural space. The hydrothorax resolved following pseudocystectomy and unilateral nephrectomy, demonstrating that the pseudocyst caused the hydrothorax.
Rishniw
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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, Davis 95616-8747, USA.
Weidman
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Hornof
W J
WJ
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000662:veterinary