VSR 421: Regional Veterinary Surgery (2+1)

GASTRIC EMPTYING DISORDERS, GASTRITIS

The three types are

1. acclerated gastric emptying --seen in hyper thyroidism
2. retrograde or gastroesophageal reflux , Affected animals vomit usually after an overnight fasting.
3. delayed gastric emptying due to functional obstruction or mechanical obstruction

Gastritis

• the causes are bacterial viral or toxins
• gastric ulcers also occur due to neoplasms, corticosteroids, systemic diseases
• Many acute gastric lesions are self limiting

Chronic gastritis

• Basd onthe type of cell infiltrate different types are there eoisinophilic,lymphocytic, plasmacytic and based upon the inflammation, mild moderate, severe.