Difference between revisions of "Stomach Obstruction"

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*#* Congenital hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle causes delayed gastric emptying and persistent [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]].  
 
*#* Congenital hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle causes delayed gastric emptying and persistent [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]].  
 
*#* Can be acquired in the foal following healed ulcers.
 
*#* Can be acquired in the foal following healed ulcers.
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Latest revision as of 13:26, 6 September 2015

  • Several causes
    1. Foreign body/ impaction, e.g.
      • Stones
      • Hair/wool balls (trichobezoars)
      • Coarse feed in herbivores.
    2. Neurologic causes, e.g.
      • Dysautonomia (cat, horse)
      • End-stage liver disease (horse)
      • Vagal indigestion (cattle)
    3. Pyloric stenosis
      • Seen in the dog, foal, and sometimes in the cat
      • Congenital hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle causes delayed gastric emptying and persistent vomiting.
      • Can be acquired in the foal following healed ulcers.


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