Needle-scope guided surgical correction of pectus excavatum in a kitten.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the practicality and utility of performing corrective surgery for pectus excavatum (PE) while guided by a minimally invasive small gauge needle-scope in a kitten.

Study design

Case report.

Animal

An 8-week-old, 0.8 kg, male intact, domestic short hair cat.

Methods

Bloodwork, radiography, surgical report, and postoperative records of a kitten severely affected with PE were reviewed and reported. The kitten underwent thoracoscopic guided surgical correction of PE using a small gauge needle-scope to aid in visualization. Surgical treatment of this kitten included the use of a small gauge needle-scope for video-assisted thoracoscopy which provided direct visualization for passage of sutures into the thoracic cavity and around sternebrae which

SUBMITTER: Backman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12528826 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature