Abdominal ventral hernia in a pigeon (Columba livia): a case report

O. Smolec, J. Kos, D. Vnuk, T. Babic and N.B. Bottegaro
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O. Smolec: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zgreb, Croatia
J. Kos: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zgreb, Croatia
D. Vnuk: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zgreb, Croatia
T. Babic: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zgreb, Croatia
N.B. Bottegaro: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zgreb, Croatia

Veterinární medicína, 2009, vol. 54, issue 6, 291-294

Abstract: Reports of abdominal hernias in birds are often not clearly described. Abdominal hernias have been characterized as a separation in the aponeurosis of the abdominal musculature on the ventral midline. In this article one case of abdominal hernia is described. A painless, reducibile swelling was located in the ventral abdominal region close to the cloaca. Surgical repair was performed because the bird was stable clinically and an hernioraphy was indicated. A ventral midline celiotomy was performed. For repair of the abdominal hernia the abdominal muscles and skin were sutured in a standard two-layer closure using a simple continuous suture pattern. This procedure is safe and uncomplicated and this approach can be recommended as a curative method for abdominal hernia repair.

Keywords: pigeon; hernia; repair; adhesion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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