Small bowel biopsy is a diagnostic procedure in which a portion of
the small bowel lining is removed for examination. A flexible
fiberoptic or video tube (endoscope) is inserted through your mouth
or nose and into the upper gastrointestinal tract where a tissue
sample is removed. This test is most often performed to help
diagnose diseases of the small intestines.
Review Date: 02/29/2008
Reviewed By: Christian Stone, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington
University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review
provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David
Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
