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Because of the poor prognosis for recovery from chylothorax in cats with thoracic duct ligation alone, and the lack of success in performing thoracic duct ligation in this cat, the omentum was advanced into the thorax through a hole created in the diaphragm and sutured within the thoracic cavity. The cat recovered from surgery and is clinically normal 13 months postoperatively. Omental advancement may be an effective surgical management technique for this challenging disease in cats.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5326\/0380074","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,15]],"date-time":"2014-09-15T12:22:32Z","timestamp":1410783752000},"page":"74-78","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":37,"title":["Omentalization of the Thorax for Treatment of Idiopathic Chylothorax With Constrictive Pleuritis in a Cat"],"prefix":"10.5326","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"LaFond","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Walter E.","family":"Weirich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S. 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