Difference between revisions of "Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Gastric dilatation (GD) and Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) are caused by the stomach distending with air. | + | Gastric dilatation (GD) and Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) are caused by the stomach distending with air. In GDV the stomach twists around its axis with both conditions leading to compression of the caudal vena cava. GDV can lead to hypovolaemic shock, splenic torsion, gastric wall ischaemia, abdominal viscera congestion, endotoxic shock and [[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - Pathology|disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)]] |
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
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Description
Gastric dilatation (GD) and Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) are caused by the stomach distending with air. In GDV the stomach twists around its axis with both conditions leading to compression of the caudal vena cava. GDV can lead to hypovolaemic shock, splenic torsion, gastric wall ischaemia, abdominal viscera congestion, endotoxic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)