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| + | Common pericardial congenital defect in dogs & cats | ||
| + | ===Description=== | ||
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| + | Pericardio-Peritoneo-Diaphragmatic Hernia (PPDH) is a congenital abnormality characterized by the incomplete formation of the diaphragm. The incomplete formation allows for a section of the diaphragm to remain patent allowing abdominal contents (e.g. intestines, liver) to move into the thoracic cavity and eventually into the pericardial sac. | ||
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| + | ===Diagnosis=== | ||
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| + | ====History & Clinical Signs==== | ||
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| + | -Asymptomatic | ||
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| + | -Vomiting | ||
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| + | -Diarrhea | ||
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| + | -Abdominal Pain | ||
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| + | -Anorexia | ||
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| + | -Weight Loss | ||
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| + | -Shock | ||
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| + | ====Physical Exam==== | ||
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| + | -Empty Abdomen on palpation | ||
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| + | -Quiet Heart Sounds | ||
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| + | -Gut sounds around the heart (If gut is herniated) | ||
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| + | ====Radiography==== | ||
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| + | -Enlarged cardiac silhouette | ||
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| + | -Intestines in the pericardial sac (seen best with barium swallow) | ||
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| + | ====Echocardiography==== | ||
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| + | -Abdominal organs in the pericardial sac | ||
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| + | ===Treatment=== | ||
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| + | -Surgical closure of the defect | ||
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| + | ===Prognosis=== | ||
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| + | -Good with surgery | ||
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Common pericardial congenital defect in dogs & cats
Description
Pericardio-Peritoneo-Diaphragmatic Hernia (PPDH) is a congenital abnormality characterized by the incomplete formation of the diaphragm. The incomplete formation allows for a section of the diaphragm to remain patent allowing abdominal contents (e.g. intestines, liver) to move into the thoracic cavity and eventually into the pericardial sac.
Diagnosis
History & Clinical Signs
-Asymptomatic
-Vomiting
-Diarrhea
-Abdominal Pain
-Anorexia
-Weight Loss
-Shock
Physical Exam
-Empty Abdomen on palpation
-Quiet Heart Sounds
-Gut sounds around the heart (If gut is herniated)
Radiography
-Enlarged cardiac silhouette
-Intestines in the pericardial sac (seen best with barium swallow)
Echocardiography
-Abdominal organs in the pericardial sac
Treatment
-Surgical closure of the defect
Prognosis
-Good with surgery