title: Gastric emptying of a radionuclide-labeled test meal after surgical correction of gastric dilatation-volvulus in dogs.
abstract: Gastric emptying of a radionuclide-labeled test meal was studied in 10 dogs that had been treated surgically for gastric dilatation-volvulus and in 10 clinically normal (control) dogs. There were no significant differences between the gastric emptying rates and patterns in treated and in control dogs. Thus, there are no indications that gastric emptying is delayed in dogs that have recovered from gastric dilatation-volvulus, and there is no reason for pyloric surgery in dogs with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: van Sluijs
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: van den Brom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D013271:Gastric Dilatation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D008297:Male; D010613:Pharyngostomy / Q000662:veterinary; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*