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5-year-old Male Neutered Flat-Coated Retriever
28 kg
Presenting complaint and brief history
Patient presented for non-productive retching this afternoon and asking to go into the yard. Upon return, was excessively drooling and restless.
Diagnosis
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Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV)
Confirmed
Imaging findings
Marked distension of the gastric fundus and craniodorsal displacement of the pyloric antrum. Also mildly small caudal vena cava.
What happened with the patient
After the right lateral radiograph, patient underwent gastropexy.
Key take-home points
Marked distension of the gastric fundus AND craniodorsal displacement of the pyloric antrum are hallmark signs of GDV.
Contributed by
- Oren Ofer
DVM, DVSc, DACVR
52 cases
Educational use only — not clinical advice.
Cite this case
Ofer O. Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV). Radabase case 57b59e8f. Retrieved 2026-11-08 from https://www.radabase.vet/case/57b59e8f-8d62-49f1-a295-0c2959c3a58e
Discussion
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