Reptile Diagnostic Coelioscopy: a Means to a Definitive Diagnosis
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INTRODUCTION Endoscopy has proven to be a useful diagnostic tool in veterinary medicine. In the field of zoological medicine, the application of diagnostic endoscopy has shown promise in many taxa including reptiles. Clinical, research and teaching experience suggests that endoscopy offers unparalleled opportunities for visualization and biopsy in reptiles, and has been advocated as a standard diagnostic technique, and more recently as a means of performing minimally-invasive endosurgery.
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