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EGD - esophagogastroduodenoscopy - Results

Alternative Names

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Upper endoscopy; Gastroscopy

Normal Values:

The esophagus, stomach, and duodenum should be smooth and of normal color. There should be no bleeding, growths, ulcers, or inflammation.

What abnormal results mean:

An abnormal EGD may be the result of:

Celiac disease
Esophageal rings
Esophageal varices (a sign of end-stage liver disease)
Esophagitis
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Lower esophageal ring
Inflammation of the stomach and duodenum
Mallory-Weiss syndrome (tear in the esophagus)
Strictures or narrowing of the esophagus
Tumors or cancer in the esophagus, stomach, duodenum (first part of small intestine)
Ulcers - gastric (stomach) or duodenal (small intestine)
Zenker diverticula (abnormal pouches in the lining of the intestines)

Gastric endoscopy

Reviewed last on: 10/15/2009
Todd Eisner, MD, Private practice specializing in Gastroenterology, Boca Raton, FL, Clinical Instructor, Florida Atlantic University School of Medicine. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Grainek IM, Barkun AN, Bardou M. Management of acute bleeding from a peptic ulcer. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(9):928-937.

Maish M. Esophagus. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008: chap 41.

Mercer DW, Robinson EK. Stomach. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008: chap 47.

Pasricha PJ. Gastrointestinal endoscopy. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 136.

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