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Endoscopy is a way of looking inside the body. Endoscopy is often done with a tube put into the body that the doctor can use to look inside. Another way to look inside is to…

Esophageal pH monitoring is a test that measures how often stomach acid enters the tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach (called the esophagus). The test also measures how long the acid stays…

Enteroscopy is a procedure used to examine the small intestine (small bowel). How the Test is Performed A thin, flexible tube (endoscope) is inserted through the mouth and into the upper gastrointestinal tract. During a…

What is ERCP? Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure that combines upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and x-rays to treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts. What are the bile and pancreatic ducts? Your…

A gastrostomy feeding tube insertion is the placement of a feeding tube through the skin and the stomach wall. It goes directly into the stomach. Description Gastrostomy feeding tube (G-tube) insertion is done in part…

Esophageal dilatation is a therapeutic endoscopic procedure that enlarges the lumen of the esophagus.[1] Indications It can be used to treat a number of medical conditions that result in narrowing of the esophageal lumen, or…

Sigmoidoscopy Sigmoidoscopy is a procedure used to see inside the sigmoid colon and rectum. The sigmoid colon is the area of the large intestine nearest to the rectum. How the Test is Performed During the…

A colonoscopy is an exam that views the inside of the colon (large intestine) and rectum, using a tool called a colonoscope. The colonoscope has a small camera attached to a flexible tube that can…

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a test to examine the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and first part of the small intestine (the duodenum). How the Test is Performed EGD is done in a hospital or medical…