Diagnostic laparoscopy in a leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) with intercostal abdominal hernia and hepatic lipidosis

Abstract

Intercostal abdominal hernia in the 11th intercostal space was identified in a leopard cat. Although mild leukopenia was found in laboratory examinations, no remarkable abnormality was revealed in medical imaging. To investigate abdominal organs, diagnostic laparoscopy was performed after hernia repair. In laparoscopic view, closure of the herniation site and a lesion with whitish discoloration in the liver (left medial lobe) were observed. Subsequently, laparoscopic liver biopsy was performed against the affected hepatic tissue. Histologically, the sample was diagnosed as mild hepatic lipidosis. Laparoscopy is considered useful for abdominal visceral examination and liver biopsy in a leopard cat patient.

Unusual case of traumatic abdominal intercostal hernia with involvement of liver lobe in a domestic short hair cat

“…Bite wounds are considered to be the most common cause of traumatic body wall hernias and can happen due to direct trauma to the muscles of the abdominal cavity or thorax with or without penetration of skin. Similar case of traumatic intercostal abdominal hernia was reported by Seok et al 13 in a leopard cat. In case of bite wounds, small patients can be crushed, picked up and shaken violently by large animals, which can exert a large shear force on the intercostal muscles and lead to their disruption.…”

“…Bite wounds are considered to be the most common cause of traumatic body wall hernias and can happen due to direct trauma to the muscles of the abdominal cavity or thorax with or without penetration of skin. Similar case of traumatic intercostal abdominal hernia was reported by Seok et al 13 . in a leopard cat.…”