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*'''Traumatic abdominal ruptures''' may occur at various locations in the abdomen resulting in prepubic ruptures, femoral hernias and paracostal ruptures in cats.

*'''Traumatic abdominal ruptures''' may occur at various locations in the abdomen resulting in prepubic ruptures, femoral hernias and paracostal ruptures in cats.

*'''Omental/mesenteric rents''' may result in internal hernias causing partial or complete intestinal obstruction.   

*'''Omental/mesenteric rents''' may result in internal hernias causing partial or complete intestinal obstruction.   

*'''Epiploic foramen entrapment''' is a form of internal hernia affecting horses.  Loops of small intestine may become trapped within the epiploic foramen and omental bursa causing complete intestinal obstruction and severe colic.  Anecdotally, horses which 'windsuck' are at particular risk of this form of colic and it requires urgent surgical correction.

*'''[[Surgical Colic in the Horse|Epiploic foramen entrapment]]''' is a form of internal hernia affecting horses.  Loops of small intestine may become trapped within the epiploic foramen and omental bursa causing complete intestinal obstruction and severe colic.  Anecdotally, horses which 'windsuck' are at particular risk of this form of colic and it requires urgent surgical correction.

*'''Richter's hernia''' is a rare form of umbilical hernia in which only one wall of the small intestine is trapped in the hernial sac, resulting in a partial intestinal obstruction.

*'''Richter's hernia''' is a rare form of umbilical hernia in which only one wall of the small intestine is trapped in the hernial sac, resulting in a partial intestinal obstruction.