C-arm fluoroscopy for the removal of an intraorbital foreign body in a cat.
This report describes the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and minimally surgical intervention of a cat with an intraorbital foreign body. A spayed female cat of unknown age was presented with a recurrent cutaneous sinus tract of the left suborbital region. The cat had not vocalized at all since the adoption. A sharp-edged radiopaque foreign body was visualized on dental radiography. Computed tomography outlined the length of the foreign body from the intraorbital soft tissue to the pharynx. The foreign body was removed under the guide of C-arm fluoroscope with minimal skin incision. The surgical site healed completely on the 11th postoperative day, and the cat vocalized normally after healing.
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Se Eun
SE
Kim
Young Woo
YW
Park
Jae Sang
JS
Ahn
Won Gyun
WG
Son
Manbok
M
Jeong
Junghee
J
Yoon
Kangmoon
K
Seo
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000662:veterinary; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary