title: Congenital diaphragmatic eventration in a stillborn foal.
abstract: A stillborn full term foal was presented at necropsy. The dilated duodenum and the dorsal and ventral left colon and cecum extended into the thoracic cavity and were encased by a thin transparent membrane originating from the diaphragm. The congenital condition was diagnosed as a developmental anomaly with diaphragmatic eventration. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of diaphragmatic eventration in a Thoroughbred stillborn foal.
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture, Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40512-4125, USA. cjackson@uky.edu
authors.forename: Carney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Petra Borchers
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Collyer
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loynachan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000662:veterinary*