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Small bowel biopsy
This usually refers to biopsies obtained during endoscopy. The biopsies sample the mucosa or lining of the gastrointestinal tract. The pathologist then looks at the biopsies through the microscope and makes a diagnosis.
Dr. Joseph Rank reviewed this
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: small bowel biopsy?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Could lymphoma be diagnosed with a small bowel ot colon biopsy?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Have severe intestinal pain for 2 years now. Had mre of small bowel and colonoscopy w/biopsies, stool samples. All normal. Doc says ibs. Could this be crohns? I eat bland and still have pain.
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A 51-year old female asked:
Having biopsies of small bowel and colon. What are the risks?
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A 51-year old female asked:
If a colonscopy can reach the small intestine, why would the dr also want to do an endoscopy through the stomach to the sm bowel as well to biopsy all?
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A 24-year old asked:
Can endometriosis of the bowel show up as a small patch of inflamation during a sigmoidoscopy? Biopsy couldn't determine ibd
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A 42-year old female asked about a male:
My 12 year old biopsies showed +++esonophilic cells in stomach and small bowel! How do we treat? Has been on Prevacid (lansoprazole) for espophagus.
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A 68-year old female asked:
I have a bulge upper stomach after open biopsy and small bowel resection with anstomosis what can i do i did not have this before all this?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Cervic biopsy spotting is norm i haven't had a lot but small bowel movement causing more-entire toilet was red water..to much? Or could be from bowel?
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A 24-year old female asked about a 28-year old male:
My bf got mild inflammation in small intestine in biopsy report. do we need to worry ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Is it true that a patient has to eat gluten for 2 weeks prior to a biopsy of the small intestine?
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A 18-year old female asked:
dr did biopsy on my stomach & small intestine& said similar swelling like crohns but said dont have it. is there any disease that can look like it?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I had a biopsy of my small intestine come back with elevated lymphocytes and all the blood came back negative for celiac disease. What r other reasons?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Hi, What is the most accurate test for small intestine bacterial overgrowth? Does biopsy of duodenum help? If not, what biopsy is required? Thanks?
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A 37-year old male asked:
What does this mean? "Duodenal mucosa with focal gastric mucin cell metaplasia." This is from a biopsy of my Small Intestine (Duodenum)? I'm a 38-year-old male?
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A 27-year old asked:
My 18 month old son had an egd and the doctor said his small intestine was pale and boggy so he took biopsies, what could this mean?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What does dark green stool mean ( problem in colon or small intestine)? Having for 5 weeks. waiting for my colonoscopy biopsy results.
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A 40-year old asked:
What is it like to have bowel surgery/biopsy and colostomy?
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A 46-year old female asked:
If had a colonoscopy w biopsy & you had scleroderma causing bowel issues would biopsy show scleroderma?
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A 58-year old female asked:
4m high grade dysplasia bowel polyp. Biopsies after colonoscopy clear. How high are the chances of cancer?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Celiac negative in blood panel done..Just had bowel biopsy for testing that and malabsorption issues. Common to have neg in lab and still have it?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Full colonoscopy with biopsy 10 weeks ago due to bowel habit change which come back normal. Doc said its ibs. Can ibs cause really foul smelly gas?
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A 33-year old female asked about a 58-year old female:
Ultrasound showed fat brightening on bowel with wall thickness 5.3mm in left flank/iliac fossa yet sigmoidoscopy & biopsies clear? Why could this be?
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A 36-year old female asked:
What does a diagnosis of celiacute disease mean? My daughter had a endoscopy done wk ago biopsy neg..No intestine damage but has positive celiac gene
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A 40-year old female asked:
10 year old son diagnois with esophillic esophagitis last year. 1 week of "punching" intestine. What meds should he be on?Biopsy - forchrons, ibs, glute
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A 43-year old female asked:
My biopsies are h. Pylori negative but shows reactive chemical gastropathy. I dont take nsaids. Is this bile? And will Prilosec actually work. My upper abdomen hurts. I also have a small superficial non bleeding ulcer?
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A 37-year old female asked:
3 mths loose am bowel movements. Flex sig and biopsies normal. Now pregnant so no colonoscopy. I'm trying not to worry; bloods, us normal. Advice?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Why are drs concerned about a bloated or distended abdomen after liver biopsy? What would this indicate?
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A member asked:
I had a colonoscopy yesterday with a biopsy. I am feeling mild discomfort and pain in my lower abdomen. Is this normal after such procedure?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Hi, my colonoscopy result 1. Mucosal biopsy from ileum shows hypertrophied lymphoid follicles. I have a vague discomfort in the lower right abdomen. I am afraid. Should I be worried?
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