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Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy are perhaps
the most widely indicated applications of endoscopy in small
animals. A partial list of indications includes regurgitation,
dysphagia, salivation, nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, melena,
anorexia, diarrhea, weight loss, hematochezia, fecal mucus
and tenesmus.
The ideal endoscope for gastrointestinal use in small
animals must be slender enough to pass through the pylorus
of small cats, long enough to reach the duodenum of giant
breed dogs, have four-way tip deflection, irrigation, insufflation,
suction and a biopsy channel at least 2.0 mm in diameter.
Incorporating endoscopy into your practice will increase
your profitability. Review a sample billing for a Gastrointestinal
endoscopy procedure.
NEW! Quicktime movies on
GI Endoscopy:
Movie clips are adapted from the Upper GI Endoscopy
CD-ROM by Dr, Todd Tams, used with permission from Lifelearn®
from their Veterinary ReferenCE Series. For more information
or to purchase this CD-ROM, click
here.
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