CASE SUMMARY A cat with a chronic diaphragmatic rupture presented with neurological signs, including twitching and focal seizures. Blood ammonia level was markedly elevated and therefore neurological signs were thought to be related to hepatic encephalopathy. Exploratory laparotomy revealed that the left lateral and medial liver lobes were herniated into the thorax and multiple acquired portosy...

background diaphragmatic hernia after blunt trauma is an uncommon and often undiagnosed condition. objectives we aimed to review patients who presented with delayed blunt traumatic hernia of diaphragm. patients and methods in this retrospective study, the medical records of six patients treated for blunt diaphragmatic hernias who were admitted to kashan shahid beheshti hospital between june 200...