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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 42:147-150 (2006)
© 2006 American Animal Hospital Association

Case Report

Recurrence of Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus After Incisional Gastropexy in a Rottweiler

Scott P. Hammel, DVM and Roberto E. Novo, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS

From the Department of Small Animal Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108.

An adult, castrated male rottweiler with a history of gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV), which was treated 4 months previously by surgical gastric resection and incisional gastropexy, had a recurrence of clinical signs. Abdominal exploratory surgery revealed a 180°-clockwise GDV, with a stretched adhesion at the original gastropexy site. The stomach was repositioned, and additional gastropexies were performed adjacent to the original gastropexy site and at the gastric fundus. The recurrence of GDV in this dog with an intact gastropexy suggested that a risk for volvulus remains after therapeutic incisional gastropexy.






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