Peritoneo‐pericardial diaphragmatic hernia in a dog

Abstract

The clinical diagnosis and successful surgical correction of a congenital peritoneo‐pericardial diaphragmatic hernia in a 4‐week‐old Dachshund puppy is described. The surgical approach used was a ventral transverse thoracotomy with transverse sectioning of the sternum. Résumé. Bases du diagnostic et description d'une intervention correctrice pour une hernie diaphragmatique péritonéo‐péricardique congénitale chez un chiot basset de 4 semaines. La voie d'abord était une thoracotomie ventrale transversale avec section transversale du sternum. Zusammenfassung. Die klinische Diagnose und die erfolgreiche chirurgische Korrektur eines angeborenen peritoneo‐pericardialen Zwerchfellbruchs bei einem 4 Wochen alten Dackel werden beschrieben. Chirurgisch wurde der Weg einer ventralen transversalen Thoractomie mit transversaler Sektion des Sternums eingeschlagen.

Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia in dogs and cats: 58 cases (1999–2008)

“…2,6,8,[14][15][16]33,37 Animals with this anomaly can have various clinical signs that are attributable to the types and amounts of abdominal organs and tissues that herniate into the thorax; clinical signs of PPDH may be absent or the condition may be severe enough to cause death as a result of cardiac, respiratory, or gastrointestinal tract compromise. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]10,11,[14][15][16][19][20][21][22][23]29,[31][32][33][34][35]41 Clinical signs of animals in the present study were similar to those of animals with PPDH in other reports. 1,2,[4][5][6][8][9][10][11]15,33 A higher percentage of animals with clinical signs of PPDH underwent surgery versus animals without clinical signs in the present study.…”

Evidence of Pneumopericardium after Elective Ovariectomy in a Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia-Affected Dog: A Case Report

“…Although the development abnormality responsible for the malformation has not been identified, PPDH is likely caused by failure of formation or fusion of the septum transversum in the sterno-costal triangle structure [5]. In humans, it can be caused by either trauma or congenital anomalies [6]. In cats and dogs, PPDH is due solely to congenital anomalies because there is no connection between the diaphragm and pericardium in healthy animals, and the PPDH could not be the result of trauma [7].…”

Peritoneopericardial hernia in dogs

“…A diaphragmatic peritoneopericardial hernia (DPPH) is an opening or communication between the pericardial sac and the pleuroperitoneal membrane, allowing the passage of abdominal contents through the diaphragmatic hernia into the pericardial sac. 1,2 The organs most found in the pericardial sac are the liver, omentum, spleen, intestine and, rarely, stomach. The herniated organs can be incarcerated, obstructed and strangled, resulting in effusion, and occasionally damage to the venous return caused by stomach bloating.…”

“…The congenital diaphragmatic hernia can be pleuroperitoneal and peritoneopericardial. A diaphragmatic peritoneopericardial hernia (DPPH) is an opening or communication between the pericardial sac and the pleuroperitoneal membrane, allowing the passage of abdominal contents through the diaphragmatic hernia into the pericardial sac 1,2 …”