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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Diagnosis

The diagnosis of IBD can be made by examining the bowel with a telescope called an endoscope or with special X-rays called a gastrointestinal exam to look for inflammation and ulcers of the bowel. Biopsies or tissue samples are taken to be examined by a pathologist, a doctor trained to analyze biopsies, for signs of inflammatory bowel disease.

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Last updated January 15, 2008