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Follow-up information, including occurrence of GDV, was obtained via medical records review and a written client questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2014Reasons for splenectomy included splenic neoplasia, nonneoplastic masses, infarction, traumatic injury, and adhesions to a gossypiboma. Incidence of GDV following surgery was not significantly different between dogs of the splenectomy (14\/172 [8.1 %]) and control (3\/47 [6.4%]) groups. Median time to GDV for the 17 affected dogs was 352 days (range, 12 to 2,368 days) after surgery. Among dogs that underwent splenectomy, sexually intact males had a significantly higher incidence of GDV (4\/16) than did castrated males and sexually intact or spayed females (10\/156). Incidence of GDV among sexually intact male dogs did not differ between groups.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\u2014Results did not support a recommendation for routine use of prophylactic gastropexy in dogs at the time of splenectomy. 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