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| − | Common pericardial congenital defect in dogs & cats
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| − | ===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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