Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with recurring stomach bloat fixed by left-side PEG gastropexy
By Spinella, Giuseppe et al.·Published in Topics in companion animal medicine·2014·Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case report of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy left-side gastropexy to resolve a recurrent gastric dilatation in a dog previously treated with right-side gastropexy for gastric dilatation volvulus.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old female large-breed dog was brought in for severe bloating caused by gastric dilatation (GD), which had previously been treated with surgery. Unfortunately, the bloating returned shortly after the first surgery, and the dog experienced multiple episodes of GD. To prevent further issues, the veterinarian performed a new procedure called left-side gastropexy using a special tube placement technique. After this treatment, the dog recovered quickly and did not have any side effects, successfully preventing future episodes of bloating.
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Abstract
A 6-year-old, large-breed, female dog was evaluated for gastric dilatation (GD). The dog was affected by GD volvulus, which had been surgically treated with gastric derotation and right incisional gastropexy. Recurrence of GD appeared 36 hours after surgery. The dilatation was immediately treated with an orogastric probe but still recurred 4 times. Therefore, a left-side gastropexy by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was performed to prevent intermittent GD. After PEG tube placement, the patient recovered rapidly without side effects. Several techniques of gastropexy have been described as a prophylactic method for gastric dilatation volvulus, but to the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of left-sided PEG gastropexy performed in a case of canine GD recurrence after an incisional right gastropexy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25813852/