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| {{Barrett's esophagus}} | | {{Barrett's esophagus}} |
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| {{CMG}}; {{AE}}; {{AMK}} | | {{CMG}}; {{AE}}; {{HQ}} {{AMK}} |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| There are no other diagnostic studies associated with [disease name]. | | There are no other diagnostic studies associated with Barrett's esophagus. |
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| [Diagnostic study] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
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| Other diagnostic studies for [disease name] include [diagnostic study 1], which demonstrates [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3], and [diagnostic study 2], which demonstrates [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
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| ==Other Diagnostic Studies==
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| ===Esophago-gastroduodenoscopy===
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| * [[Because]] [[barrett’s esophagus]] [[does]] [[not]] [[cause]] [[any]] [[symptoms]], [[many]] [[physicians]] [[recommend]] [[that]] [[adults]] [[older]] [[than]] 40 [[who]] [[have]] [[had]] [[GERD]] [[for]] [[a]] [[number]] [[of]] [[years]] [[undergo]] [[an]] [[endoscopy]] [[and]] [[biopsies]] [[to]] [[check]] [[for]] [[the]] [[condition]].
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| * [[Barrett’s esophagus]] [[can]] [[only]] [[be]] [[diagnosed]] [[using]] [[an]] [[upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy]] [[to]] [[obtain]] [[biopsies]] [[of]] [[the]] [[esophagus]]. [[In]] [[an]] [[upper]] [[GI]] [[endoscopy]], [[after]] [[the]] [[patient]] [[is]] [[sedated]], [[the]] [[doctor]] [[inserts]] [[a]] [[flexible]] [[tube]] [[called]] [[an]] [[endoscope]], [[which]] [[has]] [[a]] [[light]] [[and]] [[a]] [[miniature]] [[camera]], [[into]] [[the]] [[esophagus]]. [[If]] [[the]] [[tissue]] [[appears]] [[suspicious]], [[the]] [[doctor]] [[removes]] [[several]] [[small]] [[pieces]] [[using]] [[a]] pincher-like [[device]] [[that]] [[is]] [[passed]] [[through]] [[the]] [[endoscope]]. [[A]] [[pathologist]] [[examines]] [[the]] [[tissue]] [[with]] [[a]] [[microscope]] [[to]] [[determine]] [[the]] [[diagnosis]].
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| * [[The]] [[typical]] [[appearance]] [[is]] [[that]] [[of]] [[salmon]] [[pink]] [[segments]] [[of]] [[columnar epithelium]] [[extending]] [[above]] [[the]] [[GE]] ([[gastroenterology]]) [[junction]], [[into]] [[the]] [[whitish]] [[squamous epithelium]] [[that]] [[is]] [[typically]] [[present]] [[in]] [[the]] [[distal]] [[esophagus]]. [[This]] [[can]] [[be]] [[seen]] [[on]] [[EGD]] ([[esophago-gastroduodenoscopy]]) [[in]] ~ 1 % [[of]] [[all]] [[patients]], [[but]] [[in]] [[up]] [[to]] 20 % [[of]] [[those]] [[with]] [[symptoms]] [[of]] [[GERD]] ([[Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease]]). [[Although]] [[the]] [[diagnosis]] [[can]] [[be]] [[presumed]] [[during]] [[the]] [[EGD]], [[it]] [[needs]] [[to]] [[be]] [[confirmed]] [[by]] [[biopsy]].
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| ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== |
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| *There are no other diagnostic studies associated with [disease name]. | | *There are no other diagnostic studies associated with Barrett's esophagus. |
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| *[Diagnostic study] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:
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| **[Finding 1]
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| **[Finding 2]
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| **[Finding 3]
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| *Other diagnostic studies for [disease name] include:
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| **[Diagnostic study 1], which demonstrates:
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| ***[Finding 1]
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| ***[Finding 2]
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| ***[Finding 3]
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| **[Diagnostic study 2], which demonstrates:
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| ***[Finding 1]
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| ***[Finding 2]
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| ***[Finding 3]
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| ==References== | | ==References== |