Ar. Stampley et Dr. Waldron, REEXPANSION PULMONARY-EDEMA AFTER SURGERY TO REPAIR A DIAPHRAGMATIC-HERNIA IN A CAT, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 203(12), 1993, pp. 1699-1701
Pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and diaphragmatic hernia are condition
s that may result in collapse of lungs in small animals. The rapidity
with which collapsed lungs are reinflated contributes more to the pote
ntial for development of pulmonary edema than does the duration of the
collapse.