Circumcostal Gastropexy in the Dog A Preliminary Study

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Abstract
Gastric dilatation‐volvulus (GDV) is a disease which causes many fatalities among large deep‐chested dogs. Despite several different surgical techniques used currently, recurrence is high among dogs that survive the first episode of GDV. Circumcostal gastropexy is a new surgical technique which utilizes a muscular flap of the ventral pyloric antrum to anchor the stomach to the costochondral junction of one of the last four ribs. The gastric lumen is not entered.This operation was performed on nine clinically normal dogs. A strong adhesion was created without altering the stomach's physiologic function and with minimal anatomic displacement. The technique has the advantage of being easy, safe, and fast (15 min). These results suggest that this operation will have great potential in preventing recurrence.

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