Esophageal examination esophagoscopy can be done, as well as gastroscopy, but patients are generally recommended to have gastroscopy.
The scope of esophagoscopy is limited only to the esophagus, mainly to understand esophageal lesions, such as esophagitis, esophageal ulcers, esophageal tumors and other related esophageal diseases, using biopsy.
Gastroscopy can basically replace esophagoscopy, because gastroscopy check disease than esophagoscopy is more extensive, do gastroscopy when the esophagus part of the disease can also be observed, not only on the esophagus lesions can make a diagnosis, but also can check the stomach and duodenum and other parts.
Patients esophagus examination do esophagoscopy or gastroscopy need to be based on the doctor’s diagnosis of the examination, can not make their own decisions, need to listen to the doctor’s advice.