title: Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumoperitoneum, and pneumoretroperitoneum after gastrostomy tube placement in a cat.
abstract: A 17-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat developed subcutaneous emphysema, pneumoperitoneum, and pneumoretroperitoneum during endoscopic placement of a gastrostomy feeding tube after gastric insufflation and cannula insertion. The cat underwent exploratory laparotomy to investigate the possibility of gastric rupture but only a 2- to 3-mm defect was found in the gastric fundus at the site of cannula insertion. Pasteurella multocida and Enterobacter spp were cultured aerobically from the peritoneal cavity. The cat recovered without complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6010, USA.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Michel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D012188:Retropneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*