Corrección de dilatación y vólvulo gástrico en canino hembra de 4 años.

Abstract

Gastric distention and volvulus is a potentially fatal disease of rapid progression, frequent in large canines, it is characterized by the displacement or 180º turn of the stomach, this displacement entails a crushing of the blood vessels, altering perfusion, functionality and the well-being of the organs; on september 20, 2021, a Colombian Fine Hound breed canine was admitted to night consultation, because the owners reported an increase in the abdominal cavity Informe de pasantía en la Clínica Central de Urgencias Veterinarias and inflammation of the same, hypersalivation with ptyalism, therefore a clinical examination, laboratory tests were performed. ; Due to the results obtained from the physical examination of the patient, it was recommended to perform radiographic plates, executing lateral-lateral and ventro-dorsal radiographs of the abdominal region, obtaining gastric dilatation and volvulus as a diagnosis, the treatment for the patient was surgical, first performing trocarization , decompression by means of an orogastric tube, correction of the volvulus by means of derotation and gastropexy to avoid the rotation of the organ again