Yerukala Jayaramudu¹*, PL Sri Vyshnavi¹, Praveenkumar Chandrasekaran¹, Shivansh Mehra², Bhanu Pratap Singh², Krishna Kiran¹, T Sai Kumar², Mohammad Irfan³ and Joga Kavya⁴

¹MVSc Scholar, Division of Surgery, ICAR - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
²PhD Scholar, Division of Surgery, ICAR - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
³MVSc Scholar, Division of Veterinary Gynaecology and obstetrics, Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁴MVSc Scholar, Division of Veterinary Physiology and Climatology, ICAR - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: Yerukala Jayaramudu, MVSc Scholar - Division of Surgery, ICAR - Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Received: April 28, 2025; Published: May 13, 2025

Abstract

Ventral hernia results from the over stretching of abdominal muscles due to a sudden trauma that can results significant economic losses. A 3-month-old piglet was with the history of ventral abdominal swelling in the past 20 days. On clinical examination, all vital parameters were within the normal range. Upon palpation of the swelling, a definitive hernial ring was identified which confirms ventral hernia. Hernioplasty was performed under intravenous diazepam and ketamine anaesthesia. The defect was repaired using “vest-over-pants” overlapping suture technique, which provides reinforced muscular apposition and minimizes the risk of recurrence by enhancing the tensile strength of the abdominal wall. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, underscoring the efficacy of the vest-over-pants hernioplasty technique in the successful management of both congenital and acquired ventral hernias in piglets.

Keywords: Ventral hernia; Large White Yorkshire Piglet; Vest Over Pants; Herniorrhaphy

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Citation

Citation: Yerukala Jayaramudu., et al. “Surgical Repair Of Traumatic Ventral Hernia In Large White Yorkshire Piglet - Case Report". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 7.6 (2025): 16-18.

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