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Digestive System
The esophagus, stomach, and large and small intestines, aided by the liver, gallbladder and pancreas, convert the nutritive components of food into energy and break down the non-nutritive components into waste to be excreted.
Endoscopy refers to the use of an instrument called an endoscope - a thin, flexible tube with a tiny video camera and light on the end. The high quality picture from the endoscope is shown on a TV monitor; the resulting image gives your physician a clear, detailed view of your digestive tract. The endoscope is used by a highly trained medical specialist, a gastroenterologist, to diagnose and treat various problems of the GI tract.
