The endoscopy should show normal appearance and function of the area being examined.

Abnormal results depend on the type of exam being performed. Your health care provider will explain your results after the endoscopy.

For detailed information see:

• Anoscopy
• Bronchoscopy
• Chorionic villus sampling
• Colonoscopy
• Cystoscopy
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Enteroscopy
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Laparoscopy
• Sigmoidoscopy

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Review Date: 02/20/2011
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)