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==Herniation of Stomach Through Diaphragm==
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* May be congenital or aquired (e.g. after road accident)
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===Clinical===
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[[Image:stomach diaphragmatic hernia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Displacement of stomach into thorax (Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive)]]
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* Causes respiratory distress over several days.
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===Pathogenesis===
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* Common following road traffic accidents in smaller dogs and cats
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** Sudden rise in intra-abdominal pressure ruptures diaphragm, allowing [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]] to pass into thorax.
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* Also results from kick or severe blow to abdomen
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** Diaphragm splits and [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]] forced into thorax.
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===Pathology===
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* Abdominal viscera present in thoracic cavity.
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** Flow of ingesta is disturbed.
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** Thorax is distended and lungs collapse. 
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* There is a good chance of recovery if the condition is caught reasonably early  (before adhesions begin to form).
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** The damage can be repaired.[[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Pathology]]
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Revision as of 10:05, 6 July 2010

Herniation of Stomach Through Diaphragm

  • May be congenital or aquired (e.g. after road accident)

Clinical

Displacement of stomach into thorax (Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive)
  • Causes respiratory distress over several days.

Pathogenesis

  • Common following road traffic accidents in smaller dogs and cats
    • Sudden rise in intra-abdominal pressure ruptures diaphragm, allowing stomach to pass into thorax.
  • Also results from kick or severe blow to abdomen
    • Diaphragm splits and stomach forced into thorax.

Pathology

  • Abdominal viscera present in thoracic cavity.
    • Flow of ingesta is disturbed.
    • Thorax is distended and lungs collapse.
  • There is a good chance of recovery if the condition is caught reasonably early (before adhesions begin to form).
    • The damage can be repaired.