In 358 patients a blind esophageal biopsy was performed. There were no major complications
compared with the riskless blind gastrobiopsy. The esophagobiopsy technique should
be used whenever the clinical symptoms like retrosternal pains or heart burn point
to a diffuse alteration of the esophageal mucosa. Therefore a histological proof of
a suspected esophagitis is absolutely indicated whenever a patient is supposed to
undergo surgery because of esophagitis-symptoms.
Esophagobiopsy - esophagitis - heart burn - blind biopsy
