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Is pneumothorax secondary to pneumoperitoneum a real risk in dogs undergoing total laparoscopic gastropexy?
Cristiano Bendinelli1, Fabio Leonardi2, Roberto Properzi3
1Private Practitioner, Milano, Italy.
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.
Results:
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 gastropexy surgical procedure is low.
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