Operative techniques and recurrence rates associated with gastric volvulus in the dog |
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| Authors: | W E WINGFIELD C W BETTS R W GREENE |
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| Institution: | Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602.;The Animal Medical Center, 510 E. 62nd Street, New York, New York 10021 |
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| Abstract: | Numerous surgical procedures have been attempted to correct the immediate emergency associated with the gastric dilation-volvulus syndrome in the dog. These surgical procedures included anatomical repositioning alone, gastropexy, gastrotomy with an occasional partial gastrectomy, pyloric surgery, pharyngostomy tube, and splenectomy. None of these procedures has been shown to totally prevent recurrence of gastric volvulus. |
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