Chronic intervertebral disk herniation associated with fused vertebrae treated by vertebral lateral corpectomy in a cat.
A 10-year-old Domestic Shorthair cat was admitted for chronic ambulatory paraparesis and a spinal malformation. The clinical examination revealed paraparesis accentuated on the left side. Thoracolumbar radiographs revealed a spinal malformation with a narrowed intervertebral space between L1 and L2, and a dorsal fusion at the level of L2-L3 with a common dorsal process. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intervertebral disk herniation with a ventral compression of the spinal cord at the level of L1/2. A standard vertebral lateral corpectomy with a foraminotomy was performed with a good outcome.
Malik
Y
Y
Small Animal Clinic, Department of Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Konar
M
M
Wernick
M
M
Howard
J
J
Forterre
F
F
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000662:veterinary*; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome