Minimally invasive spinal surgery in a young cat with vertebral hypertrophy.

Karin SakamotoYuta NozueMami MurakamiKohei NakataYukiko NakanoShinya SogaSadatoshi MaedaHiroaki Kamishina

Published in: JFMS open reports (2021)

This is the first description of thoracic vertebral canal stenosis due to hypertrophy of a single vertebra in a young cat. Excision of the hypertrophic vertebra by endoscopic surgery is less invasive than open surgery and may give a good prognosis.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
robot assisted
spinal cord
surgical site infection
bone mineral density
middle aged
coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
postmenopausal women