no edit summary
Line 47: Line 47:  
No known laboratory markers, attempts to detect occult blood in faeces unreliable in horse
 
No known laboratory markers, attempts to detect occult blood in faeces unreliable in horse
 
==Endoscopy==
 
==Endoscopy==
 +
EGUS Lesion Scoring System (2 in Sanchez)
 +
|}
 +
|'''Lesion Grade'''
 +
|'''Description'''
 +
|-
 +
|Grade 0
 +
|Intact epithelium with no appearance of hyperaemia or hyperkeratosis
 +
|-
 +
|Grade 1
 +
|Intact mucosa with areas of reddening or hyperkeratosis (squamous)
 +
|-
 +
|Grade 2
 +
|Small single of multifocal lesions
 +
|-
 +
|Grade 3
 +
|Large single or multifocal lesions or extensive superficial lesions
 +
|-
 +
|Grade 4
 +
|Extensive lesions with areas of deep ulceration
 +
|}
 +
 
Minimum endoscope length of two metres and 2.8-3.0 metre instruments are reuired for duodenoscopy
 
Minimum endoscope length of two metres and 2.8-3.0 metre instruments are reuired for duodenoscopy
 
Foals - lesions mainly in glandular epithelium
 
Foals - lesions mainly in glandular epithelium
1,406

edits