A case of inflammatory abomasal constriction in a calf

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There does not appear to be any report in English veterinary literature of constriction of the abomasum of the calf. This paper describes such a lesion and compares it to “hour-glass” stomach of man. “Hour-glass” contraction, dividing the stomach into two chambers connected by a narrowed part of the stomach lumen (a canal), is generally believed to result from scar contraction following a large ulcer on the lesser curvature (Boyd, 1953). Hutyra et al. (1958) referto a case of “hour-glass” contraction reported by Bergmann in the stomach of a horse. The term “hour-glass” is unfortunate, as it describes the shape of the stomach with the lesion, rather than the nature of the lesion. In this paper the term “inflammatory abomasal constriction” is used.