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Is endoscopy enough for liver test?

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No: Endoscopes will check your stomach and large bowel but not your liver.

Answered 1/18/2012

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Dr. Kristel Hunt answered

Specializes in Hepatology

Not for liver fxn: but we certainly use endoscopy to detect any liver-related complications such as esophageal/gastric varices, portal hypertensive gastropathy, or GAVE. so there can certainly be times that an endoscopy is recommended to 'check out the liver'.

Answered 11/27/2017

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Endoscopy: is not indicated to check out the liver.

Answered 7/10/2014

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