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Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere 2010; 38(06): 403-405
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1622869
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Ileocolic intestinal intussusception in a dog with leptospirosis

Enterale Invagination bei einem Hund mit Leptospirose
B. S. Schulz
1   Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany
,
N. Seybold
1   Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany
,
K. N. Adamik
1   Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany
,
E. Ludwig
2   Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany
,
K. Hartmann
1   Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany
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Received06 April 2010

Accepted after revision:17 May 2010

Publication Date:
05 January 2018 (online)

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