VSR 421: Regional Veterinary Surgery (2+1)

GASTRIC DIALATATION AND VOLVULUS

• Enlargement  of stomach associated with rotation on its mesenteric axis.
• It is an emergency condition which warrants immediate surgical intervention
• Even in treated aniamls about 45% mortality is recorded since it is an acute condition. Hence this is considered as an emergency condition.

Anamnesis

• Enlarged abdomen
• Animal recumbent and depressed
• Non productive retching
• Hyper salivation

Physical examination

• General appearance - Dull
• Behavior - Depressed
• Feeding habit - Not satisfactory 
• Excretory habit - Normally voided 
• Lymph nodes - NAD 
• Pulse - Weak
• Respiration - Thoracic
• Skin and coat - Smooth and shiny
• Conjunctival mucous memebrane - Pale

Radiography

• Right lateral view 
• Gas filled structure –gastric dilatation

Right lateral view
Gas filled structure - Gastric dilatation

 

• Pylorus – cranial to the body