Role of Bile and Pancreatic Juice in Production of Esophageal Erosions and Anemia. ∗

Abstract

Conclusions

(1) Digestion and destruction of the living esophageal mucosa in cats and dogs can be accomplished by bile, pancreatic juice, and mixtures of the two. (2) Bleeding from esophageal erosions attending the complete diversion of bile and pancreatic juice into the esophagus in the dog causes a severe secondary anemia. (3) The development of the esophagitis and anemia in the dog is not altered by total excision of the acid secreting portion of the stomach.