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A retrospective study of gastric dilation‐torsion in the dog
Author(s) -
Betts C. W.,
Wingfield W. E.,
Greene R. W.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1974.tb05658.x
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , torsion (gastropod) , breed , surgery , pediatrics , zoology , biology
A retrospective study of 160 cases of the gastric dilation‐torsion syndrome was made from three veterinary academic institutions. The results confirm the predominant existence of this syndrome in the large or giant breed dogs. There were two males per female with a mean age of 5.8 years. Recurrent gastric dilations were common and were noted also in postoperative gastric torsion animals. The overall mortality rate was 26.8% and this apparently depended upon the pet‐owners' early recognition and prompt professional management. As the duration of symptoms increased, the mortality apparently increased.