Difference between revisions of "Hernia, Pleuroperitoneal Diaphragmatic"

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*Very rare
 
*Very rare
 
*In dogs may have autosomal recessive inheritance
 
*In dogs may have autosomal recessive inheritance

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Pleuroperitoneal diaphragmatic hernia

See Hernia

  • Very rare
  • In dogs may have autosomal recessive inheritance
  • Defect of skeletal muscle of diaphragm
  • Margins of the diaphragmatic defect are smooth
  • Small animals usually die at or soon after birth
  • Large animals may survive for considerable period or show signs of respiratory difficulty or abdominal pain (if entrapment of abdominal viscera occurs)