Gastric dilation and volvulus, radiograph, ventrodorsal view, dog

Gastric dilation and volvulus, radiograph, ventrodorsal view, dog

Ventrodorsal radiograph of a 2-year-old Great Dane with gastric dilation and volvulus (GDV). Note the gas-filled pylorus (gastric dilation) displaced left of midline (volvulus). Note also that right lateral and dorsoventral views are preferred in cases of suspected GDV, because positioning dogs with GDV for a ventrodorsal view may lead to aspiration of stomach contents.

Courtesy of Dr. Thomas Gibson.