OBJECTIVE To report the prevalence and distribution of gastric ulceration within a group of racehorses and to describe the endoscopic appearance of gastric antrum and pyloric ulceration. DESIGN Retrospective clinical study. PROCEDURE Medical records from gastroscopic examinations of 345 racehorses (331 Thoroughbreds and 14 Standardbreds) were reviewed. Prevalence, distribution and severity ...

Food allergy (FA) is a disease with increasing prevalence and a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. These include the eosinophilic disorders, which can involve any segment of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), including the stomach. In this context, three patients with a confirmed diagnosis of food allergy, who were initially diagnosed with pyloric hypertrophy, are presented. All cases sho...

Introduction. Extra-pancreatic complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis that do not relate to vital organs are rare. The most common include subcutaneous paniculitis, arthritis, bone marrow fat necrosis, vasculitis. These associated conditions have been termed pancreatic disease syndrome (PDS), which can occur only with but also in other diseases. PDS is believed be caused by circulating...

A 55-year-old woman with a large polyhormonal neuroendocrine tumor with unusual pathology is described. The patient presented with intermittent neuroglycopenic symptoms between more protracted asymptomatic periods occurring over the preceding 4 years. During a diagnostic 72-hour inpatient fast, she exhibited hypoglycemia at 70 hours after initiation. On computed tomography scan, a 6-cm mass was...