Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia in Cats: A Retrospective Study of 15 Cases (2016-2017)

In this study, evaluation of clinical and operative results of cats with diaphragmatic hernia presented with respiratory failure was aimed. The cats were in different age, breed and sex. All of the cats were treated surgically with 73.3% survival rate. The highest incidence of herniation was in the liver and small intestine, but stomach and spleen also was encountered. All deaths occurred during surgery, the cases completed surgical procedure were healed. The cats which died had multiple organ herniation as well as laceration of the lungs and fluid accumulation in the thoracic cavity were noticed. It was seen that intensive care cabin applications and Ventolin - Pulmicort support through nebulizer provided marked contribution on survival rate