Difference between revisions of "Diaphragmatic Rupture"

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Displacement of stomach into thorax (Courtesy of BioMed Image Archive)

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.

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.

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+==Herniation of Stomach Through Diaphragm==
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+* May be congenital or aquired (e.g. after road accident)
+===Clinical===
+[[Image:stomach diaphragmatic hernia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|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 [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]] to pass into thorax.
+* Also results from kick or severe blow to abdomen
+** Diaphragm splits and [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|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.[[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Pathology]]
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