Evaluation of gastric motility in nine dogs before and after prophylactic laparoscopic gastropexy: a pilot study.
Aust Vet J 2019;
97:225-230. [PMID:
31236930 DOI:
10.1111/avj.12829]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a prophylactic laparoscopic gastropexy on gastric motility in healthy large-breed dogs.
METHODS
This was a prospective pilot study with nine healthy client-owned dogs. Each dog was its own control. Gastric motility was evaluated before and after laparoscopic gastropexy. Dogs were fed a standard diet three weeks before and after surgery. Gastric motility was measured before and 3 weeks after surgery. A wireless motility capsule (WMC) was used to measure gastric pH, intragastric pressure, temperature, frequency of contractions, motility index (MI) and transit time. Non-parametric statistical analysis was used to compare the paired data. Clients were contacted for follow-up information 2 years postoperatively.
RESULTS
Median frequency of gastric contractions was 1.3 (range, 0.6-1.9 contractions/min) before gastropexy and 1.0 (range, 0.3-2.6 contractions/min) after gastropexy (P = 0.820). Median MI was 49.2 (range, 23.7-96.6) before gastropexy and 28.1 (range, 12.2-148.9) after gastropexy (P = 0.652). Median gastric emptying time was 1140 (range, 486-1230 min) before gastropexy and 1110 (range, 306-2610 min) after gastropexy (P = 0.570). During the hour before the WMC passed through the pylorus, median MI was 72.2 (range, 48.2-549.3) before gastropexy and 52.9 (range, 15.20-322.8) after gastropexy (P = 0.734), and frequency of contractions was 1.1 (range, 0.9-4.1 contractions/min) before gastropexy and 1.2 (range, 0.5-3.0 contractions/min) after gastropexy (P = 0.652).
CONCLUSION
Motility in the stomach did not change in healthy dogs after prophylactic laparoscopic gastropexy. We conclude that preventive laparoscopic gastropexy does not induce gastroparesis.
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