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Gastric dilation‐volvulus syndrome in dogs 1. Pathophysiology, diagnosis and stabilisation
Author(s) -
Tivers Mickey,
Brockman Dan
Publication year - 2009
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/inpract.31.2.66
Subject(s) - medicine , pathophysiology , dilation (metric space) , volvulus , gastric volvulus , pathogenesis , gastroenterology , surgery , mathematics , combinatorics
GASTRIC dilation‐volvulus syndrome (GDVs) comprises acute gastric dilation (GD), acute gastric dilation‐volvulus (GDV) and chronic gastric volvulus. This article, the first of two reviewing the management of GDVs in dogs, discusses the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, diagnosis and stabilisation of GDV. An article in the next issue will describe surgical and postoperative