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Your upper endoscopy (EGD)

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PATIENT EDUCATION

Your upper endoscopy (EGD)

About 2½ minutes · What an EGD is, why it is done, how to get ready, the procedure, recovery and when to call.

Learn more from GI experts

ASGE: Understanding Upper Endoscopy
AGA GI Patient Center: Upper GI Endoscopy

All patient education Your colonoscopy Your flexible sigmoidoscopy

Questions about your procedure?

Call your GI office. The number is in your app under Care Team & Important Documents.

For a medical emergency, call 911.

General information only. Always follow the instructions from your own care team. Links to ASGE, AGA, ACG and NIDDK open their websites. Image credits are listed at the end of each video.