Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include the following:
- You just had another test that uses barium contrast material. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy should not be done less than 2 days after you have an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series so your doctor can see your stomach and small intestine.
- You have moderate to severe bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
| Last updated: | April 11, 2008 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Peter J. Kahrilas, MD - Gastroenterology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Tracy Landauer |
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