HYDROTHORAX SECONDARY TO A PERINEPHRIC PSEUDOCYST IN A CAT |
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| Authors: | Mark Rishniw BVSC MS Joyce Weidman DVM William J Hornof DVM MS |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology (Rishniw), Veterinary Radiological and Surgical Sciences (Hornof), and School of Veterinary Medicine (Weidman), University of California, Davis, CA 95616–8747. |
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| Abstract: | Hydrothorax was identified in a 14-year-old Siamese cat with a pre-existent perinephric pseudocyst. The pleural fluid was classified as a low-protein transudate. Intrapseudocystic scintigraphy confirmed a direct communication between the pseudocyst and the pleural space. The hydrothorax resolved following pseudocystectomy and unilateral nephrectomy, demonstrating that the psendocyst caused the hydrothorax. |
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| Keywords: | hydrothorax feline perinephric pseudocyst scintigraphy |
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