Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Gastric motility in dogs after preventive laparoscopic gastropexy
By Gazzola, Krista M et al.·Published in American journal of veterinary research·2017·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Effects of prophylactic incisional gastropexy on markers of gastric motility in dogs as determined by use of a novel wireless motility device.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
Ten healthy large or giant-breed dogs underwent a surgical procedure called laparoscopic-assisted incisional gastropexy (LAIG) to prevent stomach twisting. Researchers used a special wireless device to measure how well the dogs' stomachs and intestines were working before and after the surgery. After the procedure, there were no noticeable changes in how quickly the dogs' stomachs emptied or how their intestines moved food along. This suggests that the surgery did not impact their gastrointestinal motility, and the wireless device was safe and well-tolerated by the dogs.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE To evaluate effects of laparoscopic-assisted incisional gastropexy (LAIG) on gastric motility in dogs by use of a wireless motility device (WMD). ANIMALS 10 healthy client-owned large or giant-breed dogs. PROCEDURES 10 dogs owned by clients interested in prophylactic LAIG were enrolled. To determine effects of LAIG on gastrointestinal motility in dogs during the nonfed state, each dog was evaluated by use of a noninvasive WMD before and > 4 weeks after LAIG. All dogs underwent LAIG, with or without concurrent elective gonadectomy. Data obtained before and after LAIG were analyzed by use of proprietary software to determine the gastric emptying time, small bowel transit time, large bowel transit time, whole bowel transit time, and motility index. RESULTS No changes in variables were detected between measurements obtained before and after prophylactic LAIG. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE In this study, prophylactic LAIG did not have an effect on gastrointestinal motility. The WMD was tolerated well by all dogs and appeared to be a safe and effective method for evaluating gastrointestinal motility in this population of dogs.
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