Emergency Medicine3:19December 15, 2022

Upper GI endoscopy: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (Animation 3D)

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In this medical video animation we will see the procedure to perform upper endoscopy or EGD scopy (esophagogastroduodenoscopy). Upper endoscopy is a test that looks inside the upper gastrointestinal, or GI, tract. The GI tract includes the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, which is the first part of the small intestine. The test is also known as an esophagogastroduodenoscopy, or EGD. It's done using a tool called an endoscope, which is a long, thin, flexible tube that has a light and a tiny came...

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