Abstract
Over the course of one year, a total of 1,944 stomachs from fattening pigs were examined. Upon macroscopic detection of pathological lesions, corresponding tissue samples were subjected to histopathological evaluation. In the non-glandular region of the stomach (pars esophagea), a 48% prevalence of pre-ulcerative and ulcerative lesions was recorded. Inflammatory changes were subsequently identified in 56% of cases, predominantly in the fundic region. Imprint cytology revealed the presence of Helicobacter spp. bacterial rods in the fundic mucosa. These findings suggest that gastric pathology in fattening pigs frequently extends beyond the pars esophagea, indicating a more complex and widespread involvement of the stomach.