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|q1=What are the pros and cons of the following surgical procedures for preventing gastric volvulus from recurring: circumcostal gastropexy; antral incisional gastropexy; tube gastropexy; midline abdominal closure gastropexy?
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Circumcostal gastropexy.  
 
Circumcostal gastropexy.  
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:*Cons: makes a reapproach to the cranial abdomen very difficult.
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|q2=What vessels are most commonly torn during a gastric dilatation/volvulus episode, and where are these located?
 
|q2=What vessels are most commonly torn during a gastric dilatation/volvulus episode, and where are these located?
 
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Short gastric arteries and left epiploic artery along the greater curvature of the fundus.
 
Short gastric arteries and left epiploic artery along the greater curvature of the fundus.
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Your triage nurse alerts you that a three-year-old, male Coonhound (40 kg) with a few hours’ history of non-productive retching and pacing has entered the hospital. Primary survey reveals poor perfusion, rapid and irregular heart rate, and a tympanic, distended cranial abdomen. A lateral radiograph reveals gastric dilatation and volvulus.


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What are the pros and cons of the following surgical procedures for preventing gastric volvulus from recurring: circumcostal gastropexy; antral incisional gastropexy; tube gastropexy; midline abdominal closure gastropexy? [[|Link to Article]]
What vessels are most commonly torn during a gastric dilatation/volvulus episode, and where are these located? [[|Link to Article]]
What surgical findings would indicate that a splenectomy is required? [[|Link to Article]]


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