Barrett Esophagus : Tests
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Looking at the esophagus with an endoscope and obtaining a sample of esophagus tissue for examination (esophagoscopy with biopsy) may reveal Barrett's esophagus. A barium x-ray will not show the flat changes of Barrett's esophagus.
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Barrett's esophagus is pre-cancerous condition in which normal cells lining the esophagus are replaced with abnormal cells that, in some people, develop into a type of cancer of the esophagus called adenocarcinoma .
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Esophageal culture is a laboratory test that checks for infection-causing substances in a sample of tissue from esophagus.
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An endoscope as used in the field of gastroenterology (the medical study of the stomach and intestines) is a thin, flexible tube that uses a lens or miniature camera to view various areas of the gastrointestinal tract. When the procedure is limited to the examination of the inside of the gastrointestinal tract ' s upper portion, it is called upper endoscopy or esphagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD).
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An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), or upper endoscopy, is a procedure in which a camera mounted on a small flexible tube is used to view the esophagus, stomach , and duodenum (part of the small intestine ). Small instruments may also be passed through the tube to treat disorders or biopsy lesions.
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