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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
 

Latest revision as of 10:42, 22 June 2010