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ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM
Case #3 -
A 62 year old with epigastric pain

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
4.) What diagnostic workup is indicated in this patient?

Diagnostic evaluation:

  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy



  • Upper GI series may show a gastric ulcer with characteristics of either a benign or malignant ulcer but biopsy is not possible.


 
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