Q. When is an endoscopy absolutely determined to be necessary?
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An endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows your doctor to look inside your body. It can be used to diagnose and treat many conditions, and it is usually recommended when other methods of diagnosis are not available or inconclusive. The decision to perform an endoscopy in any particular situation depends on a variety of factors, including the type and severity of symptoms being experienced by the patient, past medical history, risk for complications from the procedure itself, availability of effective non-invasive testing such as x-ray imaging or blood tests, and potential need for immediate treatment. Generally speaking, an endoscopy will typically be necessary when high risk symptoms are detected at routine examination (e.g., vomiting blood or having severe abdominal pain), if there is cause for suspicion that a disease may have spread beyond its original site (metastasis), if deep tissue biopsy or removal of abnormal growths might be needed during the scope assessment, if examination with highly specialized instruments like an arthroscope are required (such as within joint cavities), or when lesions cannot be identified through traditional imaging modalities such as ultrasound. Ultimately it will be up to your physician to decide how best to diagnose and treat any given condition – they may opt for less invasive measures ahead of resorting to an endoscopy but in some cases this might not always provide sufficient information leading them recommend further investigation with this procedure instead.
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