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*'''Para-oesophageal hiatal hernia''' - Cranial displacement of part of the stomach into mediastinum through a defect ''adjacent'' to the oesophageal hiatus.
 
*'''Para-oesophageal hiatal hernia''' - Cranial displacement of part of the stomach into mediastinum through a defect ''adjacent'' to the oesophageal hiatus.
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Acquired hernias can occur in any breed of dog or cat. The cause is unknown but it is suspected to result from disorders that cause increases in intra-abdominal pressure (ie chronic vomiting) or increases in negative intrathoracic pressure (ie intermittent airway obstruction seen with laryngeal paralysis).  
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Acquired hernias can occur in any breed of dog or cat. The cause is unknown but it is suspected to result from disorders that cause increases in intra-abdominal pressure (ie chronic vomiting) or increases in negative intrathoracic pressure (ie intermittent airway obstruction seen with [[Laryngeal paralysis - WikiClinical|Laryngeal Paralysis]]
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==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==
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