Gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV)
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See ProWhat to look for
- A hugely gas-distended stomach filling the cranial abdomen
- Pylorus and duodenum (labelled) out of place, cranial to the stomach and cut off from it by a fold of the stomach wall: the 'double bubble'
- An emergency: decompress and operate; the film confirms, it doesn't wait
Against the normal
Read serosal detail first: fat lets you see the organs' edges, and losing it means fluid, no fat, or a crowd. Then size and place each organ against the vertebrae and the last rib, and follow the gas through the gut.
Source: Joel Mills, “GDV x-ray”, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0. For learning: not a diagnostic service.
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