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- Title
Traumatische hernia diafragmatica gecompliceerd met tensiegastrothorax bij een hond.
- Authors
Geerinckx, L.; Van der Vekens, E.; Van Goethem, B.; Saunders, J. H.
- Abstract
A ten-month-old, intact, male Cavalier King Charles spaniel was presented two months after an abdominal bite incident with inspiratory dyspnea and positional pain. A diaphragmatic herniation was suspected, based on absent lung- and cardiac sounds on auscultation of the left hemithorax. Radiography confirmed this but also showed the presence of severe tympany of a herniated stomach. This is called tension gastrothorax and is an immediate life-threatening complication of the herniation. Because of the progressive worsening of the cardiorespiratory condition of the patient and the inability to intubate the stomach, immediate surgical correction was necessary. A standardized surgical approach was used to reposition the stomach and close the hernia. There were no postoperative complications and one year after the surgery, the dog was still doing well.
- Subjects
DIAPHRAGMATIC hernia; DOG diseases; VETERINARY therapeutics; CARDIOPULMONARY system; DISEASES; SURGICAL complications; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift, 2016, Vol 85, Issue 5, p297
- ISSN
0303-9021
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.21825/vdt.v85i5.16321