Thoracic omentalization for long-term management of neoplastic pleural effusion in a cat

Abstract

Findings suggested that thoracic omentalization may be considered for palliative treatment of cats with refractory neoplastic pleural effusion when frequent thoracocentesis is necessary and other treatments are not suitable.

Use of greater omentum in the surgical treatment of a synovial cyst in a cat

“…It has been described to enhance healing of (chronic) wounds (5,7,10) and to cure abscesses and cysts (1,21) in dogs and cats, by providing lymphatic drainage (7). Continuous drainage will be provided in cases of chronic effusion (9,19,22). To the authors' knowledge, this is the first clinical case describing a glenohumeral synovial cyst in a cat and also the first to describe omentalisation as an adjunct to its management.…”

Pleura

“…44 Intracavitary carboplatin, as has been reported to be successful in the dog, has been used to treat presumed mesothelioma although the survival time was only 120 days in the single case reported. However, possible underlying neoplasms include mesothelioma, pulmonary carcinoma, metastatic malignant melanoma and disseminated histiocytic sarcoma.…”

Omentalisation of a caudal mediastinal abscess in a dog

“…The presence of large numbers of lymphoid aggregates also permits the omentum to function as a source of macrophages, lymphocytes and mast cells 6 . Omentalisation has previously been used to successfully treat intra‐abdominal abscesses, 7–9 as well as for managing pleural effusions of varying aetiologies 10–12 . This report describes the clinical signs, diagnosis and successful treatment of a caudal mediastinal abscess by thoracic omentalisation in a dog.…”