AUDIO SUMMARY
Recurrence rates in dogs with GDV treated with gastric decompression versus dogs treated with gastric decompression and gastropexy
Costel Zagan, DVM1*
1 Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists, Alton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
* Corresponding author email: zagan_c@yahoo.com
Published: 3 Jun 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v10i1.695
In this audio summary, Costel Zagan asks, in dogs diagnosed with gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV), does gastric decompression and gastropexy reduce the risk of recurrence of dilatation compared to dogs undergoing gastric decompression alone? Read the full Knowledge Summary here.
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Audio Summary Transcript
Hello, my name is Costel Zagan, and I'm an ECC intern at Vets Now Manchester. My Knowledge Summary is looking into dogs diagnosed with gastric dilation and volvulus, and the question was, ‘In dogs diagnosed with GDV, does gastric decompression and gastropexy reduce the risk of recurrence of gastric dilation and volvulus compared to dogs undergoing gastric decompression alone?’, and four papers have been found relevant to the chosen question. Two papers were retrospective studies, and two were prospective. Based on all these papers, the level of evidence was strong, and the conclusion was that all these papers indicate that gastropexy will significantly reduce the risk of recurrence compared to dogs diagnosed with GDV treated with gastric decompression alone. Thank you.
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