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How come you have to remove all body piercings during an endoscopy?
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Cautherization: In case anything needs to be cautherized or burned inside (to remove a polyp, or cautherize a bleeding vessel). If you have piercings or metal, the device might not work properly, and it may cause burns in your skin.
Answered 9/5/2017
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