title: Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia in a 5-month-old boxer dog.
abstract: A 5-month-old intact male boxer dog was presented to the Metro Animal Emergency Clinic, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia after being hit by a car. Radiography identified a diaphragmatic hernia with the stomach herniated into the thoracic cavity. Diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy and splenectomy were performed without complication. The patient returned to his regular active lifestyle.
authors.affiliation: Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Class of 2012.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoddinott
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000662:veterinary