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In contrast to most mammals with a simple stomach where the majority of the organ is lined with varying types of glandular mucosas, the top half of the equine stomach is lined with a non-glandular mucosa structured similarly to that lining the esophagus. This is critical to remember when considering the Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS). The EGUS term was coined in 1999 by the Equine Gastric Ulcer Council to refer to “…the disease complex that is associated with ulceration of the esophageal, gastric or duodenal mucosa”, with the proviso that, “While the name does not adequately describe all manifestations of the syndrome, adaptation into conventional vocabulary suggests that the reference be maintained” (Andrews et al., 1999). Put more succinctly: EGUS is not one disease. Rather, it refers to a number of conditions of differing etiopathogensis that cause erosive and ulcerative lesions of the non-glandular (squamous) and/or glandular mucosa ...
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