Surgical Management of Intrathoracic Tracheal Avulsion in Cats: Long‐Term Results in 9 Consecutive Cases

Abstract

This retrospective study documents the successful surgical correction of a series of clinical cases of intrathoracic tracheal avulsion in cats.

Endoscopy-assisted tracheal reconstruction of post-traumatic obstruction in a cat: a case report

“…Post-traumatic tracheal narrowing with consequent obstruction to airflow is uncommonly diagnosed in cats, and only a few cases in the last 25 years have been reported (Corcoran 1989;Berg et al 1991;White and Milner 1995;White and Burton 2000;Schmierer et al 2014).…”

“…In a report on thoracic tracheal avulsion in cats, White and Burton (2000) saw dilation at the distal ends of the rupture sites, due to turbulent airflow occurring with changes in airway pressures, either under radiological or endoscopic views. However, in the thoracic radiographs of our case, only a dilation of the entire thoracic portion of the trachea was clearly noted.…”

“…Acute tracheal stenosis in the cat is often a consequence of a direct or indirect trauma to the trachea due to animal bites, tracheal foreign bodies, tracheal rupture during orotracheal intubation, or a blunt traumatic incident involving the neck or thorax (Corcoran 1989;Mitchell et al 2000;White and Burton 2000;Tivers and Hotston-Moore 2006).…”

“…Clinically, the patient can show dyspnoea immediately after the trauma or worsening dyspnoea after 7-10 days, in relation to progressive scarring of both ends of the avulsed tracheal tract and the creation of a so-called pseudotrachea (White and Burton 2000).…”

Trachea and bronchus

“…[35][36][37][38][39][40] Separation of the tracheal wall usually occurs just cranial to the carina. Depending on the degree of disruption, signs of respiratory distress will be present immediately or will be delayed.…”