What tests should patients with esophageal polyps have?

Esophageal polyps patients should do the examination items include physical examination, endoscopy, imaging examination, etc.

1, physical examination

doctor will instruct patients to do swallowing action, and ask patients whether there are symptoms of dysphagia, but also to press the sternum, to determine whether there is tenderness behind the sternum.

2, endoscopy

Endoscopy is an important means of diagnosis of esophageal polyps, including gastroscopy and endoscopic ultrasound. Gastroscopy can visually display the protruding lesions on the esophageal mucosa. Endoscopy ultrasound can detect the protrusions on the esophageal mucosa through the principle of ultrasound reflection.

3, imaging examination such

as CT examination, MRI examination, etc., can determine whether there are esophageal polyps, and display the size and outline of esophageal polyps.