Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Imaging Diagnosis-Intestinal Leiomyositis in a 3-Year-Old Labrador Retriever.
- Journal:
- Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
- Year:
- 2025
- Authors:
- Cantu, Mercedes et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 3-year-old male neutered Labrador Retriever was originally presented to his primary care veterinarian for a 3-4-week history of hyporexia, a 1-week history of anorexia, and vomiting. There was moderate gastrointestinal (GI) distention with heterogeneous soft tissue luminal material within the small intestine in screening abdominal radiographs. Referral and computed tomography were performed, identifying a severe generalized dilation of the GI tract but no obstructive lesion. Severe functional intestinal ileus without obstruction was diagnosed. The patient underwent laparotomy with full-thickness intestinal surgical biopsies due to presumptive infiltrative enteropathy, yielding a diagnosis of intestinal leiomyositis.
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