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Is Check Up Of Gallbladder Also Included In Edg?

i have been having digestion issues for a while. I had an edg done and I ve been on opeprezol for a few years and prilosec, now after the edg they put me on nexium. I did well for a week or so now I am sick again. lots of burping and just can t eat without my stomach feeling aweful. when they did the edg did that check my gallbladder and if not how do they check that
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you.
EGD screens the inside of the food pipe, the stomach and the first two parts of duodenum (duodenum is the first part of small intestine).
EGD cannot screen the gallbladder.
To know about the gallbladder an ultrasound scan may be done. Other scans like a CT scan or MRI scan also can done to see the gall bladder. But ultrasound scan is the simplest and cheapest one.
The functioning of gall bladder can be assessed with a HIDA scan.

I hope that answers your query.
Regards.
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Is Check Up Of Gallbladder Also Included In Edg?

Hi, Thanks for posting your query. I am Dr.R.K and I am pleased to assist you. EGD screens the inside of the food pipe, the stomach and the first two parts of duodenum (duodenum is the first part of small intestine). EGD cannot screen the gallbladder. To know about the gallbladder an ultrasound scan may be done. Other scans like a CT scan or MRI scan also can done to see the gall bladder. But ultrasound scan is the simplest and cheapest one. The functioning of gall bladder can be assessed with a HIDA scan. I hope that answers your query. Regards.