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Surgical correction of gastro‐oesophageal intussusception with bilateral incisional gastropexy in three dogs
Author(s) -
Murphy L. A.,
Nakamura R. K.,
Miller J. M.
Publication year - 2015
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/jsap.12359
Subject(s) - medicine , gastropexy , regurgitation (circulation) , gastro , surgery , vomiting , aspiration pneumonia , intussusception (medical disorder) , pneumonia , presentation (obstetrics) , stomach , gastroenterology , disease , reflux
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.