Reconstruction of large ventro-lateral hernia in a buffalo with acellular dermal matrix: a method for treating large hernias in animals--a case report/Rekonstrukcija velike ventrolateralne kile u bivola s acelularnim dermalnim matriksom: metoda lijecenja velike kile u zivotinja--prikaz slucaja

A buffalo, 4 years of age presented with a history of a large swelling in the ventral abdominal region. The case was diagnosed as ventro-lateral hernia. Since the size of the hernial ring was about 15 cm in diameter, hernioplasty was performed using an acellular rabbit dermal matrix. The animal made an uneventful recovery. Key words: hernia, buffalo, acellular matrix Bivol u dobi od cetiri godine bio je primljen sa znakovima velike otekline u ventralnom abdominalnom podrucju. Postavljena je dijagnoza ventrolateralne kile. Buduci da je velicina hernijalnog prstena bila promjera oko 15 cm, provedena je hernioplastika primjenom kunicjeg acelularnog dermalnog matriksa. Zivotinja se oporavila bez komplikacija. Kljucne rijeci: bivol, kila, lijecenje