Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Laparoscopic gastropexy with barbed suture in 63 dogs outcomes
By Takacs, Joel D et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2017·Department of Clinical Studies, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Total laparoscopic gastropexy using 1 simple continuous barbed suture line in 63 dogs.
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Plain-English summary
Sixty-three dogs underwent a laparoscopic procedure called gastropexy, which helps prevent stomach twisting, using a single barbed suture. The surgery took about 70 minutes, and while one dog had a minor injury during the procedure, most dogs recovered well. Some experienced short-term issues like fluid buildup or a reaction to the suture, and one dog had long-term problems with regurgitation and diarrhea. Overall, the procedure was safe, and follow-up ultrasounds showed that the gastropexy sites remained intact.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the use and outcome of a single, simple continuous, barbed suture line for prophylactic, total laparoscopic gastropexy in dogs. STUDY DESIGN: Multi-center, retrospective case series. ANIMALS: Sixty-three client-owned dogs. METHODS: Medical records of dogs undergoing total laparoscopic gastropexy using a barbed suture at 4 academic veterinary hospitals from 2011-2015 were reviewed. Data collected included signalment, procedure time, procedure-associated complications, short-term complications, and long-term outcome. All procedures were performed under general anesthesia in dorsal to dorsal-left oblique recumbency. Laparoscopic ports were placed on ventral midline in 1 of 3 port configurations, and 5 mm laparoscopic needle drivers were used for intracorporeal sutured gastropexy with unidirectional barbed suture. The gastropexy was positioned just caudal to the 13th rib, 2-4 cm lateral to the rectus abdominis muscle. RESULTS: Sixty-three dogs underwent total laparoscopic gastropexy with a single, simple continuous, barbed suture line. Median gastropexy surgery time was 70 minutes (interquartile range [IQR] 60-90 minutes). One dog sustained splenic laceration from Veress needle penetration during initial abdominal insufflation. Short term (>24 hours to 6 months postoperative) complications included incisional seroma formation (n = 2) and suture reaction (n = 1). Long term (>6 months postoperative) complications included intermittent regurgitation and chronic diarrhea in 1 dog. Fifteen dogs had postoperative ultrasound and all had intact gastropexy sites. CONCLUSION: Total laparoscopic barbed gastropexy using a single, simple continuous, barbed suture line in dogs is safe and results in an intact gastropexy long term.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27990648/