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No, i'd like to know how esophagus tear can be diagnosed. and who is the specialist to see, ent or gi?

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GI: Typically an esophageal tear occurs at the bottom of the esophagus so usually a gastroenterologist can make diagnosis with an upper endoscopy.

Dr Seibert and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/14/2017

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