Is pneumothorax secondary to pneumoperitoneum a real risk in dogs undergoing total laparoscopic gastropexy?
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Published:2023
Issue:2
Volume:13
Page:202
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ISSN:2226-4485
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Container-title:Open Veterinary Journal
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language:
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Short-container-title:Open Vet J
Author:
Bendinelli Cristiano,Leonardi Fabio,Properzi Roberto,Giaconella Roberto,Poggi Edoardo,Pozzuoli Silva,Cinti Filippo
Abstract
Background: There were described in veterinary literature the possibility of pneumothorax as a complication of laparoscopic surgery in dogs undergoing laparoscopic ovariectomy associated with total laparoscopic gastropexy.
Aim: To assess if spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to pneumoperitoneum is a real risk in dogs undergoing total laparoscopic gastropexy.
Methods: Dogs undergoing totally laparoscopic gastropexy received chest x-rays (CXR) in lateral (left and right) and ventro-dorsal projection before and after the surgery. Two veterinary radiologists reported the x-rays and indicated the presence or not of pneumothorax.
Result: Postoperative pneumothorax was not detected on postoperative CXR in the total of 76 dogs of the study.
Conclusion: The odds risk of pneumothorax after total laparoscopic gatropexy surgical procedure is low.
Subject
General Veterinary