Surgical treatment for different forms of hernias in sheep and goats

Abstract

Sheep and goats are frequently presented with different forms of hernias to veterinary clinics. The aim of this study is to investigate the outcome of the surgical treatment of abdominal, umbilical, inguinal and scrotal hernias in sheep and goats. Fifty-eight clinical cases (sheep = 44, goat = 14) were presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia from September, 2003 to September, 2006. These animals had abdominal (sheep = 30, goat = 10), umbilical (sheep = 6, goat = 4), inguinal (sheep = 7) and scrotal (sheep = 1) hernias. All the cases of hernias in sheep and goats were subjected to full study including the history of the case, classification of hernias, the size of the hernial ring, surgical repair of the hernias, adhesions between the hernial sacs in each case, the postoperative care and follow up of the cases. The results revealed that gender had an effect on the incidence of hernia. The incidence of abdominal hernias was higher in females and the incidence of inguinal hernia was higher in males. There was a positive correlation between the history of hernia and the degree of adhesion. For the sheep, 26 out of 30 cases of abdominal hernia had good outcomes and the healing was excellent. There were postoperative complications in 4 ewes. For the goats, there were slight swellings at the site of operation in 2 out of 10 cases of abdominal hernia, while the remaining 8 cases had good outcomes. There was one case of umbilical hernia with an umbilical abscess that had broken down with sepsis formation at the surgical site. In conclusion, the success rates of surgical treatment for all types of hernias were very high and there were no significant differences in the success rates among the different types of hernias in both sheep and goats. The types of suture materials and the types of hernias had no significant effect on the outcome of the surgical treatment.

Tratamento de hérnia umbilical em bovinos

“…De forma semelhante à encontrada neste estudo, Sobayil & Ahmed (2007) constataram que o material de sutura não influenciou no tratamento cirúrgico, embora os autores tenham utilizado caprinos, nas avaliações realizadas. Mas, ao contrário dos achados deste estudo, Sylvestre et al (2002) afirmaram que os materiais de sutura interferem na cicatrização por meio da interação com o tecido.…”

“…Portanto, a função de suporte perdida deve ser restabelecida e, sempre que possível, a pele deve ser suficiente para a cobertura total dos planos restaurados. Na herniorrafia, várias técnicas de sutura têm sido utilizadas, com resultados variáveis (Lazzeri, 1994;Silva et al, 1999;Sobayil & Ahmed, 2007;Sutradhar et al, 2009). Portanto, não há dúvidas de que a hérnia umbilical constitua uma onfalopatia de grande significância no cenário da pecuária, comprometendo o desenvolvimento do bezerro, o valor comercial do animal e, consequentemente, acarretando prejuízos econômicos ao produtor.…”

Laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty in a ram

“…3 Proposed causes include a genetic trait, 4 trauma, 3,5,6 and old age. 7 The ram described in the present report was initially kicked, suggesting trauma as the sole cause of the right-sided herniation; however, the development of left-sided herniation after herniorrhaphy and orchiectomy on the right side could indicate a heritable component.…”

Diffuse Peritonitis Associated With Ventral Hernia In An Adult Doe: Case Report

“…Over the past years, several cases of both complicated and uncomplicated ventral abdominal hernias in goats have been managed successfully (Alsobayil, 2007;Abdin-bey, 2001). Uncomplicated ventral abdominal hernia in goats presents with obvious swelling and palpable ring (Jettennavar et al, 2010).…”

“…However, complicated cases presents with poor prognosis (Fahd and Ahmed, 2007). Reported complications include; adhesions (Witte, 2008;Alsobayil, 2007), intestinal incarceration (Witte, 2008) and hysterocele (Vijayanand, 2009;Abdin-bey, 2001). This study reports a case of diffuse fibrino-purulent peritonitis associated with ventral abdominal hernia in an adult doe.…”