Is esophagoscopy the same as gastroscopy?

Esophagoscopy and gastroscopy are usually different.

Although esophagoscopy and gastroscopy are both used to examine digestive system diseases, the scope and purpose of examination are different. Esophagoscopy is an endoscopic examination method used to examine esophageal diseases. Through esophagoscopy, doctors can observe diseases inside the esophagus, including esophagitis, esophageal foreign bodies, esophageal ulcers, and esophageal cancer. Gastroscopy is an endoscopic examination method used to examine stomach diseases. Through gastroscopy, doctors can observe the internal lesions of the stomach, including gastritis, gastric ulcers, gastric polyps, etc., so esophagoscopy and gastroscopy are usually different.