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A member asked:
How routine is a biopsy with egd?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Quite routine: Lot of time when an egd is done, there is high index of suspicion so there are more often stomach, esophageal, duodenal bx to confirn our suspicion.
Answered 7/2/2015
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Very routine.: One of the main benefits of an EGD is the ability to sample the inner lining of the esophagus, stomach and intestines for diagnostic purposes. So a biopsy during an EGD is pretty much the norm.
Answered 1/14/2020
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Very routine: There is only so much information you can get about the stomach by looking at the lining, so getting a tissue sample through a biopsy is very useful in diagnosing a wide variety of diseases. It is very common.
Answered 10/3/2019
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I had an EGD done 4 days ago and a few biopsies were taken.. I now have worse heartburn then before the procedure and I am still on my meds.. ?
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I had an egd for reflux.The dr told my wife that he found a very tiny stricture while he was there and ballooned it out.He said it was nothing to worry about and didn't take a biopsy. Now I'm worried?
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