Tension pneumoperitoneum due to gastric perforation in a cat.
A 14-year-old spayed female cat weighing 2.3 kg developed tension pneumoperitoneum that progressed for 6 hr. Abdominocentesis was performed and 1.3 L of gas was aspirated after which the cat's respiratory condition improved. The next day, the cat's abdomen redistended, and laparotomy was performed. A gastric perforation was noted and sutured after the margin was resection. The cat showed a good physical condition without any gastrointestinal signs at 6 months after surgery.
Aoba Animal Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan.
Teruo
T
Itoh
Kazumi
K
Nibe
Kiyokazu
K
Naganobu
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000662:veterinary; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography