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Esophageal culture


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Esophageal tissue culture
Esophageal tissue culture
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Alternative Names

Culture - esophageal


What the risks are

There are no risks related to the culture. For information on risks related to the EGD procedure, see EGD.


Special considerations

Other procedures or tests may be done along with an esophageal culture.



Review Date: 11/15/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).




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