Surgical repair of a congenital lateral abdominal wall hernia in a neonatal foal |
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| Authors: | J. A. Hill M. Story |
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| Affiliation: | 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, , Corvallis, Oregon, USA;2. Equine Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University, , Fort Collins, Colorado, USA |
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| Abstract: | A 16‐hour‐old Quarter Horse filly presented for evaluation of a soft mass in the right caudoventral lateral abdominal wall. Radiography and ultrasonography confirmed the presence of a nonreducible lateral abdominal wall hernia with small intestine located between the skin and body wall. The size of the defect itself could not be imaged and the filly was taken to surgery. A 4 cm vertical defect that appeared congenital was found in the transverse abdominal muscle and was repaired by primary apposition. This case report describes the repair and outcome of this unusual type of congenital hernia. |
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| Keywords: | horse hernia foal lateral abdominal wall congenital |
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