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How many minutes/hours does endoscopy test take? can my regular doctor can diagnose me? will it be in clinics? ill be going in the clinic for check up

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Just minutes...: Upper endoscopy, or egd only takes 5 - 10 minutes and is usually done under sedation in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center. Good luck!

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Answered 4/18/2014

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Dr. Soren Singel answered

Specializes in Neurosurgery

About an hour: About an hour depending on the type of endoscopy. Ask your provider.

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