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Stomach biopsy
A stomach biopsy is typically obtained by a gastroenterologist during a procedure called esophagogastroduodenoscopy (upper endoscopy). During the procedure a flexible tube in inserted in the mouth and threaded down into the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Tissue samples can be taken to be evaluated by a pathologist. Typically a stomach biopsy is taken to evaluate for helicobacter pylori.
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A 40-year old asked:
A stomach biopsy can only be done during an endoscopy ?
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A 48-year old asked:
Is it normal to feel a uncomfortable pain in your stomach after stomach biopsy?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What does mildly increased lymphoplasmacytic cells mean in my stomach biopsy results?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it normal to have blood after a gastrocopy, and stomach biopsy?
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A 29-year old asked:
If they have to do a stomach biopsy, would they do a full upper endoscopy anyway?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is it normal to feel a uncomfortable pain after getting a endoscopy stomach biopsy?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Had a stomach biopsy yesterday ever since my stomach hurts really bad will it go away or should i be concerned?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Stomach biopsy shows no more hpylori only a bit of redness in stomach. could the hpylori chave caused the redness.
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A 46-year old asked:
Can a stomach biopsy tell the cause for your hiatal hernia?
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A 66-year old female asked about a 66-year old female:
How long does it take for stomach biopsy to heal while taking Plavix (clopidogrel)?
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A 53-year old female asked:
What does the term mild lamina propria congestion mean? (This was from stomach biopsy results)?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Question from endoscopy results, for my stomach biopsy, the report said - Gastric mucosa with no histopathologic abnormality Is this gastritis?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is it normal to have blood in the throat after a stomach biopsy?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Had EDG due to stomach issues and rule out GERD due to chronic cough(6 months). Is it normal to have esophagus, duodenum and stomach biopsy done?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Non-itchy/raised brown spots on back, spread to chest & stomach. Biopsy shows overproduction of plasma cells; bone marrow biopsy normal. Next steps?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Was negative on stomach biopsy for h pylori... Have very mild intestinal metaplasia, which is only visible under the microscope on biopsy specimens. GI doc suggested admitted this is a very benign condition. Thoughts? Other causes?
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A 33-year old female asked about a female:
Uncle's (50yrs old) stomach biopsy found high-grade dysplasia. He is weak, vomiting and has black stools. Should he go for surgery or other treatment?
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A 27-year old male asked:
If a person has allergic gastritis which is although rare, we know that it can be diagnosed with endoscopy and stomach biopsy. But , does WBC count increase in blood test (Complete blood count) in case of allergic gastritis?
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A male asked:
How many days before my stomach biopsy should I stop taking plavix (clopidogrel) and aspirin? After an exam my doctor told me i would probably need an endoscopy and a biopsy of the stomach. I am taking blood thinners for a heart condition. Are there other
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A 40-year old female asked:
Upper scope after getting nurofen stuck in throat. Abrasions in throat and tiny ulcer found in stomach. Biopsy of ulcer done. Scared of stomach cancer. Gerd but scope last April clr with pilori neg?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Could 4cm hiatal hernia cause my issues?EGD Stomach biopsy showed erosion in the background of mild reactive gastropathy with no evidence of H Pylori. Burping,Belly pain/bloating,shortness of breath,feel burp stuck in throat.PPI's did not help at all?
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A 60-year old male asked:
How long can it take for multiple stomach ulcers (biopsy shows no cancer) to fully heal?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Had a full colonoscopy and endoscopy.Slight erythema in my stomach, all biopsy came back normal. Does this increase risk of stomach cancer?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Biopsy results are: Stomach, antrum, biopsy: Antral mucosa with mild chronic gastritis . Negative for helicobacter by immunohistochemistry. Negative for intestinal metaplasia. Negative for dysplasia and malignancy. What does this mean? Awaiting my GI?
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A 64-year old female asked:
Found a cyst in my stomach. having a biopsy. whts the percentage that its cancer or not?
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A 77-year old female asked:
How come the dr. Did not tell me about the intesetinal metapasia in the stomach that the biopsies showed stillhave a sour taste in mouth with gerd?
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A 68-year old female asked:
I have a bulge upper stomach after open biopsy and small bowel resection with anstomosis what can i do i did not have this before all this?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Gastric nodule results. Stomach, pyloric nodule biopsy: Moderate chronic inactive gastritis with reactive foveolar hyperplasia and intestinal metaplasia. No H pylori or dysplasia identified. Is this a benign condition and do I need treatment?
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A 31-year old male asked:
After an endoscopic exam to the stomach doctor send to biopsy some dark tissue.He said it s maybe cause smoking!should I be worried?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Had endoscopy and tissue biopsy of stomach; surgeon says he saw "congested" areas; what does this mean? (biopsy results are not in yet)
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