OBJECTIVE To determine the survival rates of dogs and cats that underwent surgical treatment for traumatic diaphragmatic hernia within 24 hours of admission and determine whether timing of surgery affected perioperative survival rate. DESIGN Retrospective study. ANIMALS 63 dogs and 29 cats treated surgically for traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. PROCEDURE Medical records were reviewed to ev...

BACKGROUND Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is uncommonly encountered despite the high prevalence of blunt abdominal trauma. The diagnosis is often difficult because of its varied presentation along with lack of awareness of this entity. METHODS The case files of all patients with TAWH who were operated at our hospital were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. RESULTS A total of 11 ...

Rupture of the diaphragm and herniation of the abdominal viscera into the chest are wellrecognized results of crushing or penetrating injuries. Gordon Bryan's study (1921) of both types of injury is a surgical classic. The second world war rekindled interest in traumatic diaphragmatic hernia, and several important papers dealt with those due to penetrating injury (Edwards, 1943; Mackey and Bing...