Published in Scientific Works. Series C. Veterinary Medicine, Vol. LXV, Issue 1
Written by Bogdan SICOE, Roxana DASCӐLU, Larisa SCHÜSZLER, Daniel BUMB, Cristian ZAHA, Cornel IGNA
A diaphragmatic hernia occurs when organs from the abdominal cavity migrate into the thoracic cavity, through a discontinuity of the diaphragm. Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia occurs secondary to car accidents, falling from different heights, kicks or animal fights. There is no breed nor sex predisposition. Time-lapse of diaphragmatic hernia ranges from a few hours to years. Barbed sutures, used especially in human sugery, have certain advantages over traditional sutures: shorter suturing time, better tissue coaptation and better tension holding in the surgical wound due to evenly distributed barbs along the thread. This study describes the history, clinical signs, clinical and paraclinical investigations, surgical treatment, as well as post-operative care and follow-up of a feline patient with a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. The suture material used in this case provided excellent tension in the surgical wound, leading to a full recovery of the patient within 10 days.
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