Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) allows the doctor to look directly into the first part of the small intestine (duodenum), your esophagus and stomach.

Preparation

• Follow your doctor's instructions carefully
• Do not eat or drink anything after midnight
• Arrange for an adult to drive you home after the exam.

Procedure

• You lie on your left side for the procedure
• Your throat may be numbed with a spray
• You are given sedation through an intravenous (IV) line. This will make you drowsy or completely asleep
• You swallow the endoscope. This is thinner than most pieces of food that you swallow
• Air is inserted to expand your GI tract. It can make you burp
• The endoscope carries images of your upper GI tract to a video screen
• The procedure takes approximately 15 minutes
• After the procedure is done, you rest for a time and an adult must drive you home.