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===Acquired diaphragmatic hernia===
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[http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=11491 Image of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia with displaced intestine in a dog by Cornell Veterinary Medicine]
 
 
 
'''Small animals'''
 
*Common sequele to road trafic accident in small animals
 
*In small animals the muscle part of diaphragm tends to rupture
 
*Many of the abdominal viscera may herniate into the thoracic cavity, [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] and [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] most commonly
 
*May be undetected for some time before clinical signs develop
 
*Clinical signs:
 
**Dyspnoea
 
**Ascites
 
**Hydrothorax
 
**Chylothorax
 
**Gastric tympany
 
**Intestinal obstruction
 
*In chronic lesions margins of the tear are often fibrous and smooth with or without adhesions to the viscera
 
 
 
'''Horses'''
 
*Usually involves tendinous part of the diaphragm
 
*Most develop abdominal pain rather than dyspnoea
 
  
  
 
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Revision as of 13:58, 6 July 2010

See Diaphragmatic Rupture