Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog vomiting and not eating diagnosed with intestinal leiomyositis
By Cantu, Mercedes et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2025·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Imaging Diagnosis-Intestinal Leiomyositis in a 3-Year-Old Labrador Retriever.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old male neutered Labrador Retriever was brought to the vet after struggling to eat for several weeks and experiencing vomiting. X-rays showed his intestines were swollen, but there was no blockage. Further tests revealed that his intestines were not functioning properly, leading to a diagnosis of intestinal leiomyositis, which is an inflammation of the muscle in the intestines. The dog underwent surgery to take biopsies of the intestines, which confirmed the diagnosis.
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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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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41039702/