Surgical management of vertebral malformation in a Manx cat

A 15-week-old Manx kitten was presented for evaluation of progressive hind limb paresis and ataxia. Spinal radiographs and computed tomography revealed a malformation of T3 causing thoracic spinal cord compression. Decompressive surgery consisting of dorsal laminectomy, without vertebral stabilisati...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of feline medicine and surgery Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 514 - 517
Main Authors Havlicek, Martin, Mathis, Karl R., Beck, Jason A., Allan, Graeme S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2009
SAGE Publications
Subjects
Animals
Case Report
Cat Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Cat Diseases - surgery
Cats
Laminectomy - veterinary
Male
Paresis - veterinary
Spinal Cord Compression - complications
Spinal Cord Compression - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord Compression - surgery
Spinal Cord Compression - veterinary
Thoracic Vertebrae
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - veterinary
Treatment Outcome
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A 15-week-old Manx kitten was presented for evaluation of progressive hind limb paresis and ataxia. Spinal radiographs and computed tomography revealed a malformation of T3 causing thoracic spinal cord compression. Decompressive surgery consisting of dorsal laminectomy, without vertebral stabilisation, resulted in improvement of clinical signs.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Case Study-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-4
content type line 23
ObjectType-Report-1
ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:1098-612X
1532-2750
DOI:10.1016/j.jfms.2008.11.005