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Hiatal hernia in a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
|April 1, 1993
Abstract:
We observed the displacement of the first compartment of the stomach through the diaphragmatic hiatus into the thoracic cavity in an immature harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). This hiatal hernia, coupled with a severe pneumonia, contributed to the emaciation and death of the animal.