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Diaphragmatic Hernias in Dogs | VCA Animal Hospitals Tearing or disruption of this thin muscle is called a diaphragmatic hernia or diaphragmatic rupture One form of diaphragmatic hernia, peritoneal-pericardial diaphragmatic hernia (PPDH), is congenital (present from birth) and is due to defective development of the diaphragm in the fetus
Diaphragmatic Hernia - American College of Veterinary Surgeons Two types of diaphragmatic hernias occur in dogs and cats: Congenital ̶ pets have these at birth (The most common type of this subcategory is the peritoneal-pericardial diaphragmatic hernia (PPDH) ) A diaphragmatic hernia can cause significant respiratory difficulty
Pericardial Disease: Diagnosis and Management - WSAVA2002 - VIN Peritoneal-pericardial diaphragmatic hernia (PPDH) is the most common congenital anomaly involving the pericardium of dogs and cats Congenital PPDH occurs as an isolated defect and in association with umbilical hernias, malformed or absent sternebrae, pectus excavatum, and a variety of congenital heart defects
Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia In a Feline Diagnostic Approach PPDH is usually diagnosed in patient evaluation for cardiorespiratory difficulty but may be also discovered incidentally when radiographic evaluation is performed for other reasons such
Peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia, cat - MSD Veterinary Manual Peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia, cat Ventrodorsal (A) and right lateral (B) survey radiographic views of a cat with incidentally diagnosed peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia (PPDH) Note the enlarged cardiac silhouette, which overlaps with the diaphragm Courtesy of Dr Nicholas Roman
Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of peritoneopericardial . . . Objective —To determine clinical findings and outcomes for cats and dogs with peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia (PPDH) treated surgically or nonsurgically Design —Retrospective case series Animals —28 dogs and 30 cats