Surgical correction of gastro‐oesophageal intussusception with bilateral incisional gastropexy in three dogs |
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| Authors: | L A Murphy R K Nakamura J M Miller |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Oradell Animal Hospital, Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Parmus, NJ, USA;2. Department of Cardiology and Emergency and Critical Care, Veterinary Speciality and Emergency Center, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA;3. Oradell Animal Hospital, Department of Surgery, Parmus, NJ, USA |
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| Abstract: | Three dogs presented for evaluation of acute onset tachypnoea and dyspnoea following episodes of vomiting and/or regurgitation. Thoracic radiographs were suggestive of a gastro‐oesophageal intussusception in all three dogs; one dog also showed evidence of aspiration pneumonia. All three dogs underwent surgical correction with a bilateral incisional gastropexy. All dogs recovered from anaesthesia uneventfully and were discharged from the hospital 3 days after presentation. Persistent megaoesophagus was evident in all three dogs, and they are being chronically managed with a strict feeding regime and pro‐motility agents. |
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