Pressure, fullness or tightness in your chest. Crushing or searing pain that radiates to your back, neck, jaw, shoulders and arms â particularly your left arm. Pain that lasts more than a few minutes, gets worse with activity, goes away and comes back or varies in intensity. Shortness of breath.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) or oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD or OGD) is also called panendoscopy (PES) and upper GI endoscopy. It is also often called just upper endoscopy, upper GI, or even just endoscopy; because EGD is the most commonly performed type of endoscopy, the ambiguous term endoscopy is sometimes informally used to refer to EGD by default.
What Is an Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) Test? Your doctor performs an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to examine the lining of your esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. The esophagus is the muscular tube that connects your throat to your stomach and the duodenum, which is the upper part of your small intestine. An endoscope is a small camera on a tube. An EGD test involves passing an endoscope down your throat and along the length of your esophagus.