Korean J Vet Res.  2018 Jun;58(2):111-114. 10.14405/kjvr.2018.58.2.111.

Idiopathic type-4 hiatal hernia in a middle-aged cat

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Veterinary Emergency Medicine, Konkuk Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea. ab1234@konkuk.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Veterinary Surgery, Konkuk Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.

Abstract

A 6-year-old female domestic short hair cat presented with acute onset of vomiting, anorexia, lethargy, and tachypnea. The cat was apparently healthy prior to presentation without history of trauma. On diagnostic imagings, the entire stomach and spleen were detected in the thoracic cavity. An emergent celiotomy was performed, and a type-4 hiatal hernia was confirmed; the stomach, spleen, pancreas, and duodenum were herniated through the esophageal hiatus. It was corrected using phrenicoplasty, esophagopexy, and left-sided gastropexy and there was no recurrence 16 months after surgery. This is the first case report of an idiopathic type-4 hiatal hernia in a cat.

Keyword

cats; phrenico-esophageal ligament; type-4 hiatal hernia

MeSH Terms

Animals
Anorexia
Cats*
Child
Duodenum
Female
Gastropexy
Hair
Hernia, Hiatal*
Humans
Lethargy
Pancreas
Recurrence
Spleen
Stomach
Tachypnea
Thoracic Cavity
Vomiting
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