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I had a gastroscopy done 4 days ago and the doctor told me that i had 1 bug ulcer and a few small ulcers. he also did a biopsy.why did he do the biopy?
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See details: He did the biopsy to make certain there was no underlying cancer. This is often done routinely.
Answered 6/4/2018
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