Resumen de Quiste leptomeníngeo en un gato y su tratamiento quirúrgico

Tomás Fernández González, Lucía Gómez Arcos, Ana Ríos Boeta

• español

  Se describe un caso de compresión medular en un gato, en el área toracolumbar, como consecuencia de un quiste leptomeníngeo. Tras realizar el correspondiente mielograma e identificar la lesión, se practicó una laminectomia dorsal con un fin diagnóstico y terapéutico. El resultado obtenido tras la cirugía fue satisfactorio, al conseguirse una recuperación total del animal. * A case of thoracolumbar spinal cord compression in a cat due to a leptomeningeal cyst is described. A myelogram was performed to identity the lesion, and then a dorsal laminectomy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The outcome was satisfactory, with complete recovery of the animal after surgery.

• English

  A case of thoracolumbar spinal cord compression in a cat due to a leptomeningeal cyst is described. A myelogram was performed to identity the lesion, and then a dorsal laminectomy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The outcome was satisfactory, with complete recovery of the animal after surgery.