Oesophageal and gastric gongylonemiasis in a donkey

oesophageal and gastric gongylonemiasis in a donkey

members of the genus gongylonema  are nematodes that commonly infect ruminants, particularly sheep and goats. an 11-year-old donkey mare was referred to the veterinary teaching hospital, school of veterinary medicine, ferdowsi university of mashhad, mashhad, northeastern iran, with a history of acute colitis. at post-mortem examination, there were several white to pink zigzag tracks in the muco...

Oesophageal reflux and gastric secretion.

In the study to be described confirmation of the findings of Giles, Clark, and Buchan (1968) that the presence of acid in the lower oesophagus may stimulate gastric secretion has been sought. Also the influence of hiatal repair on the response to acid has been examined. The presence of acid in the lower oesophagus stimulates gastric secretion in man. The response to acid perfusion is greater in...

Peritesticular Fibromyxoma in a Donkey

Case Description- A seven-year-old male donkey was admitted with a history of left scrotal swelling with ulcerating wound since 2 years.Clinical Findings- The left scrotum was painful. There was ulcerating and hypergranulating wound discharging bloody discharge. The wall of the scrotum was found thick and infiltratedwith soft slimy non capsulated and lobulated fibrous tissue masses. The left te...

Complications in Oesophageal and Gastric Surgery

Anastomotic complications after esophagectomy continue to be a burden jeopardizing the quality of life and of swallowing. However, incidence, mortality and morbidity of anastomotic complications have substantially decreased in recent years. It seems that this is not so much related to the use of a particular conduit, approach or route for reconstruction, but rather related to refinement in anas...

Primary gastric cancer in an oesophageal gastric graft after oesophagectomy.

OBJECTIVE Recent advances in surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer have improved the prognosis of early, locally advanced oesophageal cancer. Primary cancer from oesophageal graft is rare, but has been detected in long-term survivor. We analyzed data from patients who developed primary gastric cancer in an oesophageal graft to evaluate strategies of treatment and their outcomes. METHODS We...

Endoscopic Management of Oesophageal and Gastric Varices