Diaphragmatic hernia

dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Companion Animal Clinical Studies
dc.contributor.upauthorVan Schoor, Mirinda
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-05T06:09:50Z
dc.date.available2010-11-05T06:09:50Z
dc.date.created2008
dc.date.issued2010-11-05T06:09:50Z
dc.descriptionMetadata assigned by Dr. M. van Schoor, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Companion Animal Clinical Studiesen
dc.description.abstractPHOTOS 1,2: Diaphragmatic hernia is the protrusion of abdominal organs into the thoracic cavity through an abnormal opening in the diaphragm. Diaphragmatic hernia may be congenital or acquired as a result of blunt trauma due to being hit by a car, high-rise syndrome, fighting, dog attacks. It may also be iatrogenic. Clinical signs include respiratory distress, borborygmus over the chest, asymmetrically quiet heart or lung sound and failure to distinguish between organs when the abdomen is palpated. Thoracocentesis and gastrocentesis may be done to relieve the dyspnoea. Immediate surgical correction is needed if the stomach has herniated, the bowel or organs are strangulated, the viscera have ruptured or if there is an inability to oxygenate after medical treatment. A traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is caused by an abrupt increase in intra abdominal pressure due to a forceful blow to the abdominal wall. The lungs then deflate rapidly resulting in a pleuroperitoneal gradient which causes the diaphragm to rupture at its weakest points. Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are due to dysfunctional development during embryogenesis. The defect causing the hernia may arise due to prenatal injury to the septum transversum or faulty development thereof. PHOTOS 3,4: Radiographic imaging may be necessary to confirm a diagnosis of a diaphragmatic hernia. In these radiographs of a Dachshund puppy, gas-filled loops of bowel can be seen crossing the diaphragm.en
dc.description.abstractREFERENCES: PHOTOS 1,2: Morgan, RV (ed) 1997, ‘Handbook of small animal practice’, 3rd ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, pp. 200-201.en
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dc.format.mediumJPEGen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/15187
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVeterinary critical care slide collection (Dr M. van Schoor)en
dc.rights© Dr Mirinda van Schoor, University of Pretoria. Dept. of Companion Animal Clinical Studies (Original and digital). Provided for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the original copyright holder. Any attempt to circumvent the access controls placed on this file is a violation of copyright laws and is subject to criminal prosecution. Please contact the collection administrator for copyright issues.en
dc.subjectVeterinary intensive careen
dc.subjectAbdominal organen
dc.subjectThoracic cavityen
dc.subjectRespiratory distressen
dc.subjectBorborygmusen
dc.subjectThoracocentesisen
dc.subjectGastrocentesisen
dc.subjectSeptum transversumen
dc.subjectRadiographen
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary critical careen
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary medicine -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary emergenciesen
dc.titleDiaphragmatic herniaen
dc.typeStill Imageen

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