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Surgical diseases of the stomach in small animals
Author(s) -
Halfacree Zoé
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.c1434
Subject(s) - medicine , hiatal hernia , stomach , gastrostomy , surgery , general surgery , gastrostomy tube , gastroenterology , disease , reflux
Simple gastric surgery, particularly gastrotomy for foreign body removal, is commonplace in small animal veterinary practice. More involved gastric surgery, such as gastric resections, pyloric surgery and the management of oesophageal hiatal hernias, is carried out less frequently. This article outlines the indications for gastric surgery in dogs and cats, and discusses the preoperative and perioperative considerations. The surgical techniques for commonly indicated procedures, such as gastrotomy and tube gastrostomy, are described in detail, while those used for pyloric surgery are summarised. In addition, the article reviews disorders of the stomach involving the oesophageal hiatus.