Mesh repair of a large traumatic lateral abdominal wall hernia in an 8‐day‐old foal

Abstract

Summary An 8‐day‐old French trotter colt was admitted with a traumatic lateral abdominal wall hernia with reducible intestinal content. A 15 cm long full thickness tear was identified in both the internal abdominal oblique and transverse abdominal muscles. This case report describes the surgical repair of the hernia using a polypropylene mesh.

Abdominal wall herniation in working Moroccan equids: 14 cases (2016–2017)

“…The aetiology of these abdominal wall hernias is hypothesised to be secondary to trauma causing weakening of the musculature, coupled with a sudden rise in intra-abdominal pressure (Hall 1957 During the 14-month study period reported here, the condition accounted for 1% (14 cases) of the total number of working equids hospitalised at the American Fondouk, Fez. The majority of these defects occurred in the region of the ventral lateral flank and were considered to be traumatic in origin (Hilbert et al 1978;Hanson and Todhunter 1986;Rijkenhuizen 2005;Gillam et al 2017).…”

“…During the 14‐month study period reported here, the condition accounted for 1% (14 cases) of the total number of working equids hospitalised at the American Fondouk, Fez. The majority of these defects occurred in the region of the ventral lateral flank and were considered to be traumatic in origin (Hilbert et al 1978; Hanson and Todhunter 1986; Rijkenhuizen 2005; Gillam et al 2017).…”

“…Several methods for treating abdominal hernias have been reported (Rijkenhuizen 2005; Kelmer and Schumacher 2008; Kummer and Stick 2012; Hawkins 2014; Gillam et al 2017). Methods of surgical repair include herniorrhaphy, nonabsorbable mesh herniorrhaphy, biological herniorrhaphy and laparoscopic herniorrhaphy (Van Der Velden and Klein 1994; Caron and Mehler 2009; Kumar et al 2013; Orlandini et al 2016; Tóth and Schumacher 2018).…”