SA130P - Tied Up & Twisted: Imaging GI Torsions

Sunday, February 19, 2023

4:00 PM – 4:50 PM

Location: South Seas E, Level 3

Earn 1 CE Hours

Co-Presenter(s)

Jaime Rechy, Jr., DVM, DACVR

Chief of Radiology
Veterinary Emergency Group
Franklin, TN, United States
Anusha Balakrishnan, BVSc, DACVECC

Director, Emergency Certificate Education
Veterinary Emergency Group
Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Moderator(s)

Kathy A. Sarnelli, DVM

Relief Veterinarian
Henderson, NV, United States

First, attendees will learn how to recognize the patterns of presentation and clinical signs in patients with GDV vs. mesenteric torsion vs. colonic torsion. Then, we will focus on identifying typical and atypical GDVs, followed by an approach to recognize and immediately recommend laparotomy for mesenteric torsions. Finally, we will conclude describing the unique radiographic signs for colonic torsion in dogs.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the patterns of presentation and clinical signs in patients with GDV vs. mesenteric torsion vs. colonic torsion
Identify typical and atypical GDVs
Recognize and immediately recommend laparotomy for mesenteric torsions
Describe radiographic findings in dogs with colonic torsion