Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog vomiting and weight loss from giant hypertrophic gastritis
By Vaughn, Denty P et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2014·Department of Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Canine giant hypertrophic gastritis treated successfully with partial gastrectomy.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old male Jack Russell terrier was brought to the vet after two months of vomiting, not eating, and losing weight. Tests showed he had a blockage in his stomach caused by a large mass. The vet performed surgery to remove the mass and some surrounding tissue, diagnosing him with a rare condition called giant hypertrophic gastritis, which causes thick folds in the stomach lining. After the surgery, the dog fully recovered and, a year later, showed no signs of vomiting or weight loss and was back to normal.
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Abstract
A 4 yr old castrated male Jack Russell terrier was presented with a 2 mo history of vomiting, anorexia, and weight loss. Abdominal radiographs and ultrasound supported the diagnosis of gastric outflow obstruction. Celiotomy and gastrotomy revealed a large, narrowly based mass originating from the mucosa of the dorsal gastric body, occupying the lumen of the stomach and protruding through the pylorus into the duodenum. A partial gastrectomy was performed to excise the mass along with a 1 cm margin of grossly normal tissue. Giant hypertrophic gastritis was diagnosed via histopathology of the excised tissue. Giant hypertrophic gastritis is a rarely diagnosed disease of canines, characterized by giant gastric folds, hypoalbuminemia, and mucosal hypertrophy. Long-term treatment success has not been previously reported. In the case described herein, surgical excision of the affected gastric tissue provided complete resolution of clinical signs. Twelve mo following surgery, no recurrence of either vomiting or weight loss had been noted and the dog was clinically normal.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24216500/