Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Recurrence of stomach bloating after gastropexy surgery in dogs
By Przywara, John F et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2014·VCA Aurora Animal Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Occurrence and recurrence of gastric dilatation with or without volvulus after incisional gastropexy.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of 40 dogs that had surgery to prevent stomach bloating (gastric dilatation) and twisting (gastric dilatation-volvulus) were monitored for at least two years after their procedure. After the surgery, none of the dogs had twisting of the stomach again, but two dogs (5%) did experience stomach bloating. This suggests that the surgery is effective in preventing serious complications related to stomach issues. If your dog has had this surgery, the chances of them having these problems again are low.
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Abstract
This study investigated recurrence of gastric dilatation without (GD) or with volvulus (GDV) after incisional gastropexy (IG) in dogs that underwent IG for prevention of GDV. Signalment, concurrent surgical procedures, presence of GD or GDV at the time of IG were obtained from medical records of dogs that underwent IG. Owners were contacted to determine whether the dogs experienced GD or GDV after IG, dates of postoperative GD or GDV episodes, survival status, date of death for deceased dogs. Gastric dilatation and GDV recurrence rates were calculated for 40 dogs that had at least 2 y follow-up from the time when IG was performed and for dogs that experienced GD or GDV during the follow-up period. No dogs experienced GDV after IG and 2 dogs (5.0%) experienced GD after IG. The results suggest that GD and GDV rates after IG may be comparable to recurrence rates after other methods of gastropexy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25320388/