[Experience with peroral biopsy of the small intestine at the University Hospital--Federal University of Rio de Janeiro]. / Experiência com biopsia peroral do intestino delgado no Hospital Universitário--UFRJ.

The experience with 103 jejunal biopsies in the Rio de Janeiro University Hospital--UFRJ, from January 1983 to June 1985 is presented. It is reported the effectiveness of the method and the low number of complications. The importance as a valuable complementary method of diagnosis and the usefulness in the small intestine disease's scientific investigation is emphasized.