Background: Incisional hernia in the midline can be a consequence of abdominal surgeries, which incidence is around 5.7-18%. Surgical indication occurs in cases of large hernias, and the most common techniques used involve the closing of the musculature in a primary way, with sutures, and the...

Objective: To review the veterinary literature regarding healing and complications associated with equine celiotomy including anatomy and physiology, risk factors for incisional infection and hernia, and treatment. Etiology: Celiotomy is the most common approach to treat horses with surgical colic. ...

Objective: To describe a modified celiotomy to improve access to cranial abdominal structures in horses. Animals: Four horses. Study design: Short case series. Methods: Three horses with gastric impactions were treated with gastrotomies. One horse was treated for a diaphragmatic hernia with...

A 16-year-old Italian Saddle Horse gelding was referred for treatment of an incisional hernia that developed 7 months after a ventral midline laparotomy for treatment of acute abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed a hernia approximately 20 cm long and 15 cm wide on the ventral aspect of the ...

Surgical site infection of abdominal incisions is an important complication after laparotomy with increased risk of incisional hernia formation in horses. This study aims to evaluate the healing process of abdominal incisions and correlate peritonitis with the occurrence of surgical site infection...

This article describes the suture of the white line for relaparotomy following incisional complications of infection and eventration in 3 horses. The placement of stainless steel horizontal mattress support sutures at 10 cm from the incision edge avoided wound dehiscence and incisional hernia with...

Objective - To report a technique for incisional hernioplasty in horses using laparoscopic placement of a prosthetic mesh. Study Design - Case series. Animals - Horses (n=5) with ventral median abdominal incisional hernia. Methods - A telescope and 2 instrument portals were established bilaterally, ...

Objective: To report the prevalence and risk factors for incisional morbidities in late pregnant and nonpregnant/early pregnant control mares following colic surgery. Design: Multicenter, retrospective, cohort study from January 2014 to December 2019. Setting: Two university teaching hospitals and...

A prospective controlled, randomised clinical trial was initiated to evaluate the effect of abdominal wall bandaging with an elastic and strong adhesive material on the incidence on post-operative complications following colic surgery through a midline celiotomy. 188 Horses were included, that ad...

Background: Ventral midline hernia formation following abdominal surgery in horses is an uncommon complication; however, it can have serious consequences leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Currently, mesh hernioplasty is the treatment of choice for large ventral midline hernias in horses ...