REPAIR OF RECURRENT PERINEAL HERNIA USING POLYPROPYLENE MESH IN A DOG

Abstract

A 12 year old sexually intact Spitz male dog was presented with a swelling on the right perinea) region. The animal showed periodic difficulty in defecation and stranguria. On physical examination, the condition was diagnosed as perinea) hernia. The animal had the history of perinea! hernia four months back and had undergone herniorrhaphy. On account of ifs recurrence, surgical correction by hernioplasty using polypropylene mesh and orchiectomy was done. The animal had an uneventful recovery and the skin sutures were removed on the 9"' post-operative day.

Keywords

• perinea! hernia
• polypropylene mesh
• hernioplasty