Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hiatal hernia after surgery for chronic diaphragmatic hernia in dogs
By Pratschke, K M et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·1998·Department of Veterinary Surgery·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hiatal herniation as a complication of chronic diaphragmatic herniation.
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Plain-English summary
A dog that had surgery for a chronic diaphragmatic hernia developed breathing problems just days after the procedure. This complication, known as hiatal herniation, occurred in three out of four dogs treated within a year. The dogs showed no signs of this issue before surgery, but after the operation, they experienced increased pressure in the abdomen and difficulty breathing. The findings suggest that certain factors during surgery may contribute to this complication in dogs. Treatment for the hiatal herniation was necessary to help the dogs breathe better again.
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Abstract
Three of four cases of chronic diaphragmatic herniation seen over a period of 12 months developed hiatal herniation within five to eight days of corrective surgery for the diaphragmatic herniation. None of the dogs had shown any prior signs referrable to hiatal herniation. The features that developed subsequent to diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy in all cases were dyspnoea, increased intra-abdominal pressure due to decreased abdominal domain and laxity of the oesophageal hiatus as judged subjectively at the time of surgery for hiatal herniation correction. These conditions may be significant underlying factors for the development of hiatal herniation not preceded by diaphragmatic herniation in the dog. Those associated factors accepted as important in humans, including reduced lower oesophageal sphincter tone and gastro-oesophageal reflux, may not be of similar importance in small animals.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9494933/