Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo).
Gastrointestinal disease is a common complaint in ferrets (Mustela putorius furo). Their relatively simple and short gastrointestinal tract makes them good candidates for flexible endoscopy. However, apart from a few references in biomedical research articles, there is little information on the use of flexible endoscopy in ferrets. This review describes patient preparation, equipment, and select gastrointestinal endoscopy techniques in ferrets, including esophagoscopy, gastroscopy, duodenoscopy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, jejunoileoscopy, colonoscopy, and biopsy.
Exotics Medicine Service, Alfort National Veterinary School, 7 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, Maisons-Alfort 94700, France. Electronic address: cpignon@vet-alfort.fr.
Charly
C
Pignon
Exotics Medicine Service, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis, Rue Aristide Briand, Arcueil 94110, France.
Minh
M
Huynh
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA; International Clinical Research Center (ICRC), St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Pekarska 53, Brno 656 91, Czech Republic.
Roman
R
Husnik
Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno 65691, Czech Republic.
Vladimir
V
Jekl
D000818:Animals; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005289:Ferrets; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary
Colonoscopy; Endoscope; Esophagoscopy; Ferret; Gastroscopy; Mustela putorius furo; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy