Abstract
A 15-month-old neutered male cat was presented for progressive paraparesis of 3 months' duration and suspected cardiomegaly. Neuroanatomical localization was a T3-L3 myelopathy. On abdominal ultrasound, an anomalous vessel with turbulent blood flow was identified arising from the caudal vena cava. Myelography showed a bilateral ventrolateral extradural spinal cord compression from T12 to L4. Nonselective angiography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography clearly indicated a vascular complex and vena caval aneurysm with an engorged internal vertebral venous plexus. Surgical occlusion of the anomalous vessels was unsuccessful.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 528-531 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2004 |
Keywords
- Aortocaval fistula
- Feline
- Myelography
- Vascular myelopathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- veterinary(all)