title: Making the Difference in Exotic Animal Practice: The Value of Endoscopy.
abstract: The definitive diagnosis has often been elusive in exotic pet medicine, and its absence has been, and continues to be, the source of much client anguish and practitioner frustration. To reach a definitive diagnosis, demonstration of a pathologic response and the etiologic agent are required. This article demonstrates why such an approach is necessary and how it can be readily achieved in practice using endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 2200 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA. Electronic address: sdivers@uga.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Divers
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D000068881:Animals, Exotic; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Biopsy; Definitive diagnosis; Endoscopy