Venzo Giorgia, Libermann Stéphane
Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire des Cordeliers, IVC Evidensia France, Meaux, France.
JFMS Open Rep. 2025 Mar 22;11(1):20551169251314253. doi: 10.1177/20551169251314253. eCollection 2025 Jan-Jun.
A 4-month-old Maine Coon kitten was presented for the surgical correction of pectus excavatum (PE). Originally presenting with progressive respiratory distress, the cat underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for stabilisation using a locking compression plate. Postoperative complications included two separate episodes of infection, which ultimately resolved after implant removal. The cat showed gradual improvement and exhibited no clinical signs related to PE at the 12-month follow-up.
The VATS approach may provide a useful technique to help reduce intraoperative risk during PE correction in cats.
一只4个月大的缅因库恩猫因漏斗胸(PE)接受手术矫正。最初表现为进行性呼吸窘迫,该猫接受了电视辅助胸腔镜手术(VATS),使用锁定加压钢板进行固定。术后并发症包括两次单独的感染发作,最终在取出植入物后得到解决。这只猫逐渐好转,在12个月的随访中未表现出与漏斗胸相关的临床症状。
电视辅助胸腔镜手术方法可能为降低猫漏斗胸矫正术中的风险提供一种有用的技术。