Imaging Diagnosis-Intestinal Leiomyositis in a 3-Year-Old Labrador Retriever

Mercedes Cantu1, Eric T Hostnik1, Rebecca Urion1

  • 1Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Summary

A Labrador Retriever with vomiting and anorexia was diagnosed with severe functional intestinal ileus. Surgical biopsies revealed intestinal leiomyositis, a rare condition causing gastrointestinal dysfunction.