Aspectos anatomopatológicos de hérnia abdomino-diafragmática congênita em cão chow chow – relato de caso.

Abstract

Anomalies or birth defects are characterized by malformations that can manifest soon after birth or during the development of the newborn. Diaphragmatic hernias occur when there is loss of continuity of the diaphragmatic musculature unilaterally or bilaterally and a consequent displacement of the abdominal viscera to the thoracic cavity. Abdominal hernias, on the other hand, result from the discontinuity of the abdominal wall musculature. They are usually traumatic, congenital cases are considered rare, and the latter have been described as incidental

or necropsy findings. She was received for a bath in a Pet Shop, a dog, female, of the Chow- chow breed, 2 months old, with no evident clinical changes. During the drying of the animal, it

presented cough and soon after an episode of syncope. Emergency care was provided, but the animal eventually died. This work aims to report the autopsy findings of a congenital abdominal and diaphragmatic hernia in a Chow Chow dog, who died suddenly, as well as to describe the microscopic changes found, through histopathological study and to correlate the macroscopic and microscopic findings with the etiology of the disease.