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==Description==

==Description==

Gastric impaction can occur as a primary condition but is often diagnosed at surgery as a finding secondary to other disturbances in the intestinal tract.  In some cases there be predisposing causes such as ulceration or fibrosis at the pylorus, whereas in other cases it may occur spontaneously.

Gastric impaction is rare in the horse.(Edwards)  It can occur spontaneously as a primary condition but is often secondary to other disturbances in the intestinal tract of the stomach such as ucleration of fibrosis at the pylorus.(Mair)  The condition typically causes mild to moderate colic that does not resolve with routine medical treatment.(Bliks)

 

stomach impaction is that it typically causes mild-to-moderate colic that does not resolve with routine medical treatment. (Bliks)

 

Stomach impaction is rare (Edwards)

==Aetiology==

==Aetiology==