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More definitive diagnostic tests include endoscopy (via endoscope or Pillcam ESO capsule), 24-hour ambulatory pH monitoring, diagnostic proton pump inhibitor (PPI) administration, or esophageal manometry. 

Diagnostic tests for the presence of HP can be either endoscopic or non-endoscopic. Endoscopic diagnosis requires the extraction of gastric tissue samples that are subsequently tested for... 

Use available diagnostic laboratory, endoscopic, and imaging data to gauge the extent and severity of the patient s disease. 

Shakhova, N.M., Gelikonov, V.M., Kamensky, V.A. and Kuranov, R.V. (2002). Clinical aspects of the endoscopic optical coherence tomography and the ways for improving its diagnostic value. Laser Physics 12 617-626. 

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is the most sensitive and specific diagnostic test, but it is reserved for patients in whom the diagnosis cannot be established by imaging techniques because of the potential for complications. 

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It is indicated for preoperative sedation, conscious sedation prior to short diagnostic or endoscopic procedures, induction of general anaesthesia prior to administration of other anaesthetic agents. 

Lack of advances in optics has hampered improvements in microscopic imaging. Development of adaptable, inexpensive fiber optics to transmit high-energy femtosecond pulses from mode-locked lasers, custom phase plates, and miniature laser beam scanners for endoscopic microscopy instruments offer the potential for enormous advances in laser scanning microscopy for various applications, including medical diagnostics and surgery. 

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The American College of Gastroenterology recommends esophagogas-troduodenoscopy employing endoscopic injection sclerotherapy or EBL of varices as the primary diagnostic and treatment strategy for upper GI tract hemorrhage secondary to portal hypertension and varices. 

The diagnosis of HP infection can be made using endoscopic or nonendoscopic tests (Table 33-6). The tests that require upper endoscopy are more expensive, uncomfortable, and require a mucosal biopsy for histology, culture, or detection of urease activity. Recommendations to maximize the diagnostic yield include taking at least three tissue samples from specific areas of the stomach, as patchy distribution of HP infection can lead to false-negative results. Because certain medications may decrease the sensitivity of these tests, antibiotics and bismuth salts should be withheld for 4 weeks and PPIs for 1 to 2 weeks prior to endoscopic testing. 

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