Reinforcement of the pelvic diaphragm using a purse-string suture in dogs: description of technique

Abstract

ABSTRACT Recurrence of perineal hernias is frequent, and is associated to poor identification of anatomical structures during surgery, inadequate suture placement, and failure of physical support of the pelvic diaphragm after surgical reconstruction. The objective of this work is to describe a novel surgical technique for reinforcement of the pelvic diaphragm after performing the internal obturator transposition technique in dogs with perineal hernia.

Keywords

• dog
• hernia
• herniorrhaphy
• recurrence