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I had an upper endoscopy yesterday n he said everything looks fine but he took a biopsy.. why would he take biopsy if everything is fine?!
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Caution.: Possibly out of an abundance of caution. Even when everything looks normal, it is not uncommon for an endoscopist to take a few random biopsies for further assurance.
Answered 9/2/2019
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Testing for Hpylori: Gastroenterologists typically take a biopsy of the stomach lining near the antral mucosa. This is sent to the pathologist who will look under the microscope and use special stains or not. They are looking for a curved gram negative flagellated bacillus named helicobacter pylori. Hp causes more than 90% of duodenal ulcers and up to 80% of gastric ulcers. Infected perons have an increased risk of ca.
Answered 9/2/2019
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