Congenital diaphragmatic eventration in two closely related British Shorthair cats.
Two closely related British Shorthair cats, which died after surgery performed in the dorsal position, were presented for dissection. In both, a thin, flaccid, enlarged transparent tendinous diaphragmatic portion protruded cranially into the thoracic cavity, forming a cupola in which left, right medial and quadrate hepatic lobes were encased in both cats and the stomach in one cat. Microscopically, no muscle fibres were observed in the membrane, but numerous hepatocytes and bile ducts were incorporated in its central part. The anomaly was diagnosed as a congenital diaphragmatic eventration.
Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mitja
M
Gombač
Milka
M
Vrecl
Tanja
T
Svara
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male
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