title: Surgical management of an incidentally diagnosed true pleuroperitoneal hernia in a cat.
abstract: Diaphragmatic defects in cats are common and most frequently occur as a result of trauma. Congenital diaphragmatic defects include peritoneopericardial hernias, hiatal hernias and, infrequently, true diaphragmatic, or pleuroperitoneal, hernias. Only three reports of feline pleuroperitoneal hernias could be found in the veterinary literature. All of these cats presented for evaluation of respiratory distress and two were managed successfully with surgery. This report describes the incidental diagnosis and successfully surgical treatment of a pleuroperitoneal hernia in a cat. It highlights the fact that pleuroperitoneal hernias may not always be symptomatic and that they may not be as rare as previously considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. mcariou@rvc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Matthieu P L
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cariou
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shihab
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baines
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome