Pancreas and Peritoneum

• Name the pathology

  Pancreatic Nodular Hyperplasia
• Name the pathology, inherited in what species and what are 2 clinical signs

  Pancreatic Hypoplasia. German shepards. Sterorrhoea and weight loss

  
• Name the abmnormality and its complication

  Pancreatic atrophy

  complication: diabetes mellitus

  
• In Pancreatic Atrophy what is seen and what are some causes

  the whole pancreas is very small. Causes include malnutrition, starvation and chronic gastroenteritis

  
• name the pathology

  Acute Pancreatic Necrosis

  
• Below is the pancreas, what is the possible problem?

  Acute Haemorrhagic Pancreatitis\

  
• In bitches what symptoms occus and explain the pathology

  Necrotising Pancreatitis

  In acute disease, necrosis is often extensive – usually obese bitches with severe abdominal pain and shock. Self-digestion by enzymes occurs. In survivors, lesion smoulders eventually leading to exocrine atrophy, fibrosis and diabetes mellitus.

  
• Name the disorder what changes you would see and its complication

  Chronic Pancreatitis The pancreas is much smaller and harder (fibrotic) than normal, and has hyperplastic nodules. Fatty liver – diabetes mellitus.

  
• Name the disorders seen below

  Fatty liver (diabetes mellitus) and telangiectasis(incidental)

  
• The pancreas is shown below. Name the disorder and three places it metastasis to.

  Exocrine Pancreatic Neoplasms

  liver

  pulmonary

  mesentery

  
• What is the circled area called?

  Carcinoma – note murky fluids in thorax and abdomen

  
• What is the name of the disorder in cats where the Carcinoma metastases in liver and mesentery

  carcinomatosis
• Name some miscellaneous pancreatic lesions and their cause

  • Pancreatitis due to toxoplasmosis in cats

  • Strongylus equinus interstitial pancreatitis

  in horses

  • Chronic eosinophilic pancreatitis in horses

  – exaggerated immune response?

  • Iatrogenic Zinc toxicity – prophylaxis for

  facial eczema – necrosis and fibrosis
• The peritoneum is seen below. Name the disorder and causes

  Haemoperitoneum- Trauma, Anticoagulant toxicity, Neoplasm rupture Collagen defects

  
• Name the disorder of the peritoneum and the species it is found in

  Chyloabdomen - cat

  
• Name the disorder and the species along with two breed and what it can cause?

  What causes it?

  What is its sequel?

  Abdominal Fat Necrosis in Cattle

  Common in very fat

  Channel Island

  breeds.

  ( Jersey and

  Guernsey)

  Can cause

  obstruction, dystocia

  and even death.

  Tall fescue - fungus – Neotyphidium coenophialum

  – ergovaline and ergotamine toxins -

  Vasocanstriction – ischaemic necrosis

  
• A cat specimen of the peritoneum is shown below name the disorder

  Abdominal steatites in a cat Vitamin E deficiency

  
• What are the chemical causes of peritonitis?

  Talc, barium, bile, pancreatic enzymes, and urine
• What are the bacterial causes of peritonitis in horses?

  Rhodococcus, Streptococcus, and Actinobacillus
• Which bacteria cause peritonitis in cattle?

  1. pyogenes and Clostridium spp.
• What are the bacterial causes of peritonitis in pigs?

  1. pyogenes, E. coli, Haemophilus, and Streptococcus suis II
• Which bacteria are associated with peritonitis in dogs?

  Nocardia and Actinomyces viscosus
• What is the cause of peritonitis in cats?

  Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
• What are some parasitic causes of peritonitis?

  Cysticercus tenuicollis, Fasciola, and Setaria
• What neoplasms can cause peritonitis?

  Mesothelioma and implanted carcinomas
• In foals, which organism should be considered as a cause of peritonitis?

  Rhodococcus equi
• What are two examples of fibrinopurulent peritonitis in calves?

  • Pig fibrinous peritonitis
  • Calf fibrinopurulent peritonitis
• Which bacteria are associated with peritonitis and pleuritis in pigs

  Haemophilus parasuis, Streptococcus suis II, and Salmonella
• What are some causes of rupture and leakage of the alimentary tract?

  Surgical wound dehiscence in tubular organs and migrating grass awns
• What is a potential complication in cats related to the alimentary tract?

  Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)