What is this?
An upper endoscopy (also called esophagogastroduodenoscopy or EGD) is a test done by a doctor to examine the esophagus, stomach,
and upper intestine for possible causes of problems with your child’s digestive tract. Indications Diagnostic Esophagus
• Dysphagia or odynophagia
• Eosinophilic/Allergic esophagitis
• Inflammatory esophagitis
• Caustic ingestion
• Chronic GERD, to exclude other diseases
• Surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus Stomach
• Chronic gastritis
• Gastric varices
• Gastric ulcers Duodenum
• Chronic duodenitis
• Duodenal ulcers Others
• Weight loss
• Failure to thrive
• Unexplained anemia
• Abdominal pain with suspicion of an organic disease
• Recurrent vomiting with unknown cause
• Hematemesis Therapeutic Esophagus
• Food impaction
• Esophageal variceal banding
• Endoscopic sclerotherapy
• Foreign body removal
• Dilation of esophageal or upper GI strictures
• Achalasia Stomach
• Hemostasis
• Foreign body removal
• Gastric variceal banding
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement Duodenum
• Duodenal tube placement
