title: Spontaneaous linear gastric tears in a cat.
abstract: An 11-year-old female cat presented for chronic vomiting. Endoscopy revealed an altered gastric mucosa and spontaneous formation of linear gastric tears during normal organ insufflations. The histopathological diagnosis was atrophic gastritis with Helicobacter pylori infection. Medical treatment permitted a complete resolution of clinical signs. The linear tears observed resembled gastric lesions rarely reported in humans, called "Mallory-Weiss syndrome". To the authors' knowledge this is the first report of spontaneous linear gastric tears in animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety - Section of Surgery, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gualtieri
authors.affiliation: Clinical Analysis Laboratory, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Olivero
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety Milan, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Costa Devoti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005757:Gastritis, Atrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008309:Mallory-Weiss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous