title: A fatal case of complicated congenital peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia in a Holstein calf.
abstract: Congenital peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia is a rare condition most commonly reported in cats and dogs. A 6-week-old Holstein heifer calf with a congenital peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia complicated by a perforated abomasal ulcer is described. The clinical signs and pathological findings are compared with those reported in other species.
authors.affiliation: Animal Health Centre, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2M3.
authors.forename: Keltie A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: Ann P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Britton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital