Ileocolic intestinal intussusception in a dog with leptospirosis

B. S. Schulz; N. Seybold; K. N. Adamik; E. Ludwig; K. Hartmann

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1622869

Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere / Heimtiere, Table of Contents

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

¹Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany

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N. Seybold

¹Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany

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K. N. Adamik

¹Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany

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E. Ludwig

²Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany

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K. Hartmann

¹Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany

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