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IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—POSITIVE CONTRAST PERITONEOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF TRUE DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA
Author(s) -
CHOI JIHYE,
KIM HYUNWOOK,
KIM MIEUN,
YOON JUNGHEE
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2009.01514.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragmatic hernia , diaphragmatic breathing , hernia , congenital diaphragmatic hernia , diaphragm (acoustics) , radiology , surgery , pathology , fetus , pregnancy , genetics , alternative medicine , physics , biology , acoustics , loudspeaker
A true diaphragmatic hernia is a congenital diaphragmatic malformation that can appear identical to a peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia (PPDH). True diaphragmatic hernias are rare in dogs. Herein we describe the use of positive contrast peritoneography for diagnosis of a true diaphragmatic hernia in two dogs.