ENDOSCOPY, UPPER


Meaning of ENDOSCOPY, UPPER in English

A procedure that enables the examiner (usually a gastroenterologist ) to examine the esophagus (swallowing tube ), stomach, and duodenum ( first portion of small bowel ) using a thin flexible tube (a "scope") that can be looked through or seen on a TV monitor. Also known as esophagogastroduodenoscopy or EGD.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.