Upper GI Endoscopy
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American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Understanding upper endoscopy. Available at: http://www.asge.org/gui/patient/upper.asp Accessed July 31, 2003.
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC). Upper endoscopy. Available at: http://www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/upperendoscopy/index.htm Accessed July 31, 2003.
The American Gastroenterological Association. What is upper GI endoscopy? Available at: http://www.gastro.org/clinicalRes/brochures/uppergi.html Accessed July 31, 2003.
Last reviewed March 2008 by Daniel Pratt, MD and Richard Glickman-Simon, MD
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