Gastric dilatation-volvulus associated with diaphragmatic hernia in three cats: clinical presentation, surgical treatment and presumptive aetiology.
Three cats were examined because of acute dyspnoea and sudden abdominal enlargement. In all cats, radiographs revealed gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) and diaphragmatic hernia. Cardiovascular shock and dyspnoea were treated by intravenous fluid-therapy, oxygen administration and relief of diaphragmatic pressure by means of stomach decompression and in one case placing the patient in an inclined position. Gastric decompression was performed by needle gastrocentesis, placement of a rhino-gastric tube, or a combination of these. Diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy was performed in either case; one cat also underwent gastropexy. The immediate postoperative period resolved uneventfully and the cats were doing well at follow-up. Feline GDV is a rare event in which diaphragmatic hernia may be a predisposing factor.
Formaggini
Luca
L
Lago Maggiore Veterinary Clinic, C.so Cavour 3, 28040 Dormelletto (NO), Italy. lformaggini@cvlm.it <lformaggini@cvlm.it>
Schmidt
Karin
K
De Lorenzi
Davide
D
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D013271:Gastric Dilatation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome