Message Number: SG464 | New FHL Archives Search
From: williamsb@comcast.net
Date: 2002-07-25 02:00:02 UTC
Subject: RE: IBD BIOPSY WITHOUT SURGERY??
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <32671051.1027562402299.JavaMail.root@scandium>

Dear Nicole:

You can now get a biopsy of the intestine via endocscopy, where a long tube is inserted into the intestine through the mouth, down the esophagus, etc. Not all practices have this equipment, and the small samples are even more difficult to read - but it doesn't involve surgery.

Also, the bloodwork take in May is not current enough to make any diagnoses with. I would suggest starting with a new blood profile.

With kindest regards,

Bruce Williams, DVM