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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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| *Other diagnostic studies for [disease name] include:
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| **[Diagnostic study 1], which demonstrates:
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| **[Diagnostic study 2], which demonstrates:
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| ==References== | | ==References== |