Acute traumatic paracostal abdominal wall rupture associated with subcutaneous spleen herniation in a dog

Abstract A 2‐year‐old female entire Dachshund dog was referred for further investigations following a road traffic accident. Physical, ultrasonographic, radiographic and computed tomographic findings were consistent with acute traumatic paracostal abdominal wall rupture with associated splenic and small intestine subcutaneous herniation, bilateral sacroiliac subluxation and right femoral fracture. Staged procedures consisting of abdominal wall reconstruction, femoral fracture and bilateral sacroiliac subluxation repair were performed. A clinical re‐examination 7, 14 and 30 days after discharge and a telephone follow‐up 6 months after surgery did not reveal any signs of postoperative complications.