13: Basic GI surgry pt 1

Question 1

What age of animal is most likely to get gastric foreign bodies

Answer 1

Young

Question 2

What kind of vomiting occurs with gastric foreign bodies

Answer 2

Intermittent undigested

Question 3

How do you diagnose gastric foreign bodies

Answer 3

Radiopaque: plain film
Radiolucent: contrast film
Endoscopy

Question 4

Clinical signs of pyloric obstruction

Answer 4

Projectile vomiting
Undigested mucus and bile
Rapid fluid loss
Electrolyte loss
Hyponatremic, hypochloremic, alkalosis

Question 5

Treatment of gastric foreign bodies

Answer 5

Spontaneous
Endoscopy
Gastrotomy

Question 6

Gastrotomy incision approach

Answer 6

ventral midline

Question 7

How do you keep stomach in place during gastrotomy

Answer 7

stay sutures

Question 8

Where do you make the incision

Answer 8

Equidistant between greater and lesser curvatures

Question 9

Closure suture technique

Answer 9

Cushing- submucosa
Lembert- seromuscular/submucosa
Absorbable- no catgut

Question 10

Gastric dilatation volvulus breed incidence

Answer 10

large/giant breeds

Great dane