title: Lung lobe torsion in association with a chronic diaphragmatic hernia and haemorrhagic pleural effusion in a cat.
abstract: CLINICAL SUMMARY: This report describes torsion of the right cranial lung lobe in a cat with haemorrhagic pleural effusion and a chronic diaphragmatic hernia. Surgical treatment comprising lung lobectomy without de-rotation, and repair of the diaphragmatic defect, led to an uneventful recovery.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Lung lobe torsion is a rare condition in cats. While spontaneous lung lobe torsions may occur, a frequent association with underlying thoracic disease has been recognised in cats. However, neither haemorrhagic pleural effusion nor diaphragmatic hernia have been previously described in cats with lung lobe torsions, although they have been documented in dogs and humans. In a cat with suspected lung lobe torsion, a thorough search for an underlying disease should be undertaken.
authors.affiliation: Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre, Glen Waverley, Victoria 3150, Australia. lhambrook@melbvet.com.au
authors.forename: Lydia E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Hambrook
authors.forename: Simon T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Kudnig
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*