Scrotal hernia after castration
Keywords: castration, hernia, surgery, equineThe scrotum of a stallion that herniated an intestinal loop into its scrotum three weeks after an open-type castration.
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The intestinal contents occupied the empty scrotum (red arrows). Fortunately the scrotal incision had healed sufficiently to prevented evisceration and probably, death. Herniorrhaphy was performed on this stallion.
Closed castration with double transfixing ligation of the inguinal canal will usually prevent this problem from occurring. When the inguinal canal is left open to the exterior, the risk of fatal evisceration always exists.
