title: IMAGING DIAGNOSIS-THE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FEATURES OF A PLEUROPERITONEAL HERNIA IN A CAT.
abstract: An 8-year-old female neutered domestic short hair cat presented for investigation of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Thoracic radiographs identified a soft tissue opacity in the caudoventral thorax adjacent to the diaphragm. Computed tomography (CT) then characterized a pleuroperitoneal hernia with cranial displacement of a portion of the liver within the hernia. A pleuroperitoneal hernia was confirmed and repaired via exploratory laparotomy. This is the first description of the CT features of a pleuroperitoneal hernia in a cat.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, 3030, Australia.
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, 3030, Australia.
authors.forename: Stewart D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, 3030, Australia.
authors.forename: Thurid
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johnstone
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, 3030, Australia.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary
keywords: cat; computed tomography; pleuroperitoneal hernia; true diaphragmatic hernia