Gastroscopy - Endoscopy of the upper gastro-intestinal tract performed by a family physician in a community hospital
Abstract
Symptoms of abnormalities of the upper gastro-intestinal tract are generally vague and not diagnostic, which results in the fact that clinical examination of this part of the body is very rarely helpful in the determination of the diagnosis.
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