Professional paper

Concurrent bilateral inguinal and umbilical hernias in a bitch - a case report

Alireza Raayat Jahromi ; Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Seifollah Dehghani Nazhvani ; Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Musa Javdani Gandmani ; Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Samira Mehrshad ; Student of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

A 3 year old Schianlu bitch with a bilateral swelling in the inguinal region and a small umbilical swelling was referred to the Veterinary teaching hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University. She had had dystocia with her 3 puppies 7 months earlier. Soft, painless and reducible swellings were palpated in all 3 sites on physical examination. Under general anesthesia all 3 sites were repaired surgically. The left inguinal hernia sac contained the entire uterus along with the broad ligaments and in the right, the omentum was found in the hernia sac. The hernia rings were sutured by simple interrupted suture pattern using Vicryl no. 1. The umbilical hernia sac contained some omental fat with a small ring. The hernial sac was removed and the margin of the abdominal ring was trimmed and the ring was sutured in a similar suture pattern. Fluid and antibiotics were administrated immediately after surgery but antibiotics were continued until 5 days post operative. The follow up study for four months revealed no complications.

Keywords

bilateral inguinal hernia; umbilical hernia; bitch

Hrčak ID:

45612

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/45612

Publication date:

26.10.2009.

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