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If you have a small tear in the esophagus, can ent see it with flexible endoscope? how accurate? how does endoscopy work? can it rotate 360 degree?
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Esophagous: It is not unheard of for ENT to perform esophagoscopy but evaluating your Esophagous is not done routinely in the office. But small tears are definitely visible.
Answered 11/27/2017
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