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Thoracoscopic pericardiectomy associated with fully implantable catheter via thoracoscopy in the management of mesothelioma in a bitch

2019; Japanese Society of Veterinary Science; Volume: 81; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1292/jvms.17-0631

1347-7439

Hellen Fialho Hartmann, Marília Teresa de Oliveira, João Pedro Scussel Feranti, Gabriela Pesamosca Coradini, Stephanie Lanzarini Abati, Bibiana Zoppas Pierezan, Vanessa Zanchi Sarturi, Marcella Teixeira Linhares, Álvaro José Chávez Silva, Francisco M. Sánchez‐Margallo, Anne Santos do Amaral, Maurício Veloso Brun,

Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

Mesothelioma is a very aggressive malignant tumor with low survival rates that is often diagnosed belatedly. Pericardial effusion is a common consequence in cases of mesothelioma, with pericardiocentesis and pericardiectomy indicated; therefor thoracocentesis is necessary to drain the contents no longer retained in the pericardium. The present report describes a mesothelioma-carrying dog with a history of cardiac tamponade that underwent thoracoscopic pericardiectomy and, later, thoracoscopic implantation of a fully implantable catheter to function as a thoracic drain. In the consulted literature, there is no use of a fully implantable catheter for this purpose. The authors consider that there was an improvement in the quality of life.