Repeated pericardiocentesis as palliative treatment for tamponade associated with cardiac lymphoma in a Holstein cow.

Autor: Buczinski S; Clinique Ambulatoire Bovine, Département des Sciences Cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Saint-Hyacinthe, Université de Montréal, CP 5000 Québec J2S 7C6, Canada. s.buczinski@umontreal.ca, Boulay G, DesCôteaux L
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne [Can Vet J] 2011 Jun; Vol. 52 (6), pp. 663-6.
Abstrakt: Maintaining a good quality of life for cows with cardiac manifestation of lymphoma may be valuable, especially in high-producing cows. This report describes the medical management of cardiac lymphoma in a cow by means of repeated pericardiocentesis. The cow survived for 34 days and was productive.
Databáze: MEDLINE