Pyloro-duodenal hernia with formation of enterocutaneous fistula in a buffalo calf following a dog attack

G Kamalakar; V Devi Prasad; J Devaratnam; A Ganeshan

Pyloro-duodenal hernia with formation of enterocutaneous fistula in a buffalo calf following a dog attack

Open Vet J. 2015;5(2):127-9. Epub 2015 Sep 7.

Authors

G Kamalakar¹, V Devi Prasad¹, J Devaratnam¹, A Ganeshan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh, India, 516360.
² Department of Animal Reproduction and Gynaecology, College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh, India, 516360.

PMID: 26623378
PMCID: PMC4663805

Abstract

A body wall hernia entrapping abomasum and concurrent duodenal fistula in a buffalo calf aged about 8 months, secondary to a dog bite was successfully treated by closure of fistulous orifice and ventro lateral herniorrhaphy.

Keywords: Abomaso-epiplocele; Buffalo calf; Duodenal fistula; Herniorrhaphy.

Publication types

Case Reports