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  • Title: [Diagnostic workup of chronic inflammatory bowel disease in the horse].
    Author: Trachsel DS, Grest P, Nitzl D, Wunderlin-Stähli P, Wehrli Eser M.
    Journal: Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd; 2010 Sep; 152(9):418-24. PubMed ID: 20814860.
    Abstract:
    The present retrospective study describes the diagnostic workup and collected findings in 7 horses with chronic inflammatory bowel disease over the years 2000-2006. The diagnosis could be confirmed histologically with biopsies taken during laparoscopy or laparotomy or during post mortem examination. Weight loss and chronic diarrhoea were the most commonly reported clinical findings. Among ancillary examinations (fecal analysis, gastroscopy, abdominal ultrasonography, rectal mucosal biopsy) the D-xylose absorption test provided the most useful information. Although clinical signs and laboratory findings are helpful diagnostic tools, a definitive diagnosis is only possible by histological analysis of the intestinal segment.
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