This report describes a case of chronic atrophic gastritis. A two-year-old female mongrel dog showed chronic emesis. The complete blood count serum chemistry and urinalysis values were within the normal limits. Radiographs revealed no alterations. Abdominal evaluation, gastrotomy, gastroscopy, gastrectomy and intracorporeal stomach suture were done by laparoscopic approach. Absence of gastric villous was noticed through laparoscopic biopsy. The microscopic analysis reveled parietal and principal gastric mucosal cells atrophy, which, associated with clinical signs, allowed the chronic atrophic gastritis diagnosis. The animal was treated and clinical signs complete remission was observed.
dog; laparoscopic surgery; aparoscopic biopsy; gastritis; atrophy
