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What happens during an endoscopy procedure?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Endoscopy: You are put under light anesthesia, doctor looks thru scope into your stomach and GI tract, may take samples for analysis and biopsy.

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Answered 6/10/2014

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