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Why would a doctor tell me i need an esophagogastroduodenoscopy?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Endoscopy: Your doctor is trying to determine the cause of abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, swallowing difficulties, gastric reflux, anemia, unexplained weight loss, or bleeding in upper GI tract.

Answered 6/10/2014

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