1Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal
2Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Thumbal, Salem-636 116, Tamil Nadu
3Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal
4Department of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal
Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chennai-637 002 (Tamil Nadu)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: s.kathirvel@tanuvas.org.in
Online published on 18 November, 2014.
Traumatic pericarditis was diagnosed using radiography and ultrasonography. Nine animals affected with constrictive form of pericarditis were subjected to 5th rib resection thoracotomy under general anaesthesia. Excision of 7X3 cm strip of pericardium was performed, which facilitated drainage and relieved pressure caused by pericardial constriction, and chest drainage catheter was fixed before closure of thoracotomy incision.
Cattle, General anaesthesia, Pericardiectomy, Traumatic pericarditis
