Abstract
A study was undertaken to evaluate the use of ultrasonography to assess the gastropexy site for permanent adhesion in clinical cases. Two groups, each comprising eight dogs, were studied, all 16 cases undergoing decompression, anatomical repositioning of the stomach and an incisional gastropexy after gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV). Group 1 was set up as a prospective group in which ultrasonographic examinations were performed three times (mean three, 12 and 67 days) after surgery to evaluate the gastropexy region. The gastropexy site was assessed ultrasonographically at only one stage (mean 449 days after surgery) in the group 2 dogs. Criteria used to assess the usefulness of the ultrasonographic evaluation included the ability to identify the gastropexy site, to obtain measurements of the length and thickness of the site and to assess the ultrasonographic appearance of the different gastric wall layers. The average number of peristaltic contractions and degree of gastric filling were also evaluated. The fixation between the stomach and the abdominal wall was easily detected in all 16 cases. Ultrasonography proved to be a simple and non-invasive technique to assess the permanency of the gastropexy. The incisional gastropexy was relatively easy to perform and induced permanent adhesions in all 16 dogs, without recurrence of GDV.
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