Repair of a diaphragmatic hernia in a horse.
One month after falling heavily a four-year-old horse developed acute colic while being exercised. A tentative diagnosis of diaphragmatic hernia was reached on the basis of the clinical findings and confirmed at laparotomy. The defect was repaired and the horse made an uneventful recovery.
D000818:Animals; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses