Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Laparoscopic repair of peritoneopericardial hernias in two dogs
By Scharf, Valery F et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2022·North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Laparoscopic peritoneopericardial herniorrhaphy in 2 dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old mixed-breed dog and a 3-year-old Labrador were both diagnosed with peritoneopericardial hernias, which occur when abdominal organs move into the chest area. They underwent laparoscopic surgery to repair the hernias, with the first dog having its gallbladder and liver lobes repositioned, while the second had omental fat corrected. Both surgeries went well, although the dogs experienced some low blood pressure during the procedure, which improved quickly after adjustments were made. Follow-up examinations at 10 and 7 months showed that both dogs were doing well and had fully recovered.
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Abstract
Two peritoneopericardial hernias (PPDH) repaired laparoscopically are reported. Both PPDHs were approached with the dog in dorsal recumbency. Herniated organs (gallbladder and 2 liver lobes in Case 1 and omental fat in Case 2) were dissected and reduced. Hernias were closed in a 2-layer horizontal mattress pattern using 2-0 polyester (Case 1), and in a single-layer simple continuous pattern using 0 barbed polyglyconate (Case 2). Reduction and herniorrhaphy were achieved without conversion. Moderate to severe systemic hypotension was observed in both dogs which responded rapidly to reducing abdominal insufflation. Ten- and 7-month follow-up confirmed good clinical outcome in both dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36060491/