Hiatal hernia and diaphragmatic eventration in a leopard (Panthera pardus).

First Report of Ixodes ricinus and Rhipicephalus turanicus Infestation in Persian Leopard (Panthera Pardus Saxicolor), Golestan National Park, Iran

A carcass of a Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) that was inadvertently killed in a car accident in Golestan National Park, North-Iran, was referred to the laboratory of the Department of Environment in Golestan Province. The carcass was infested with hard ticks. Five ticks were collected and identified as Ixodes ricinus (one female) and Rhipicephalus turanicus (four males).  These ha...

Eventration of Diaphragm with Hiatal Hernia: A Case Report

A 25-day-old female baby having eventration of diaphragm associated with a big hiatal hernia is being reported here. This is the second report describing the rare association.

Modeling Habitat Requirements of Leopard (Panthera pardus) Using Genetic Algorithm in Golestan National Park

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Diaphragmatic Eventration.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia can be approached successfully using minimally invasive techniques. Although there are may be a suggestion of higher recurrence rates with thoracoscopic repair, this may be due to the learning curve. However, open repair is associated with additional morbidity, most notably an increased rate of small bowel obstruction. Appropriate patients who have congenital dia...

EVENTRATION OF THE DIAPHRAGM: A 10- YEAR EXPERIENCE

Eventration of the diaphragm is a condition characterized by an attenuated but otherwise intact diaphragm. Twenty patients (age range: 2 days to 11 years) were treated for eventration of the diaphragm during a ten year period (19 85-1995). There were 11 girls and 9 boys with a mean gestational age of 37 weeks. 14 patients were born with cephalic presentation, 3 patients with breech deliver...