Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Rakesh Pooniya, Suresh Kumar Palsania, Rajesh Saini, Anil Kumar, Mohan Lal and Hemant Kumar

Abstract:
The present study was conducted on eight clinical cases of diaphragmatic hernia in buffalo. All the animals had a history of dyspnea, recurrent tympany, partial to complete anorexia, come out of regurgitated materials from mouth and nose and suspended rumination. Diagnosis was confirmed by clinical findings, abnormal heart sound, hematological examination, radiographic examination and exploratory laparotomy. The CBC showed an elevated neutrophil count, presence of toxic neutro-phils, low lymphocyte count. All eight cases were managed surgically under sedation and local analgesia, through post xiphoid approach ring in the diaphragm was identified and repaired using continuous lock stitch suture technique with non-absorbable silk No.3.Overall success rate of diaphragmatic hernia was 75% in 6 animals out of 8 animals. Two animals were died on the 1^st day of intra-operative and 7^th days post-operatively.