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| Achalasia
| Oesophageal Carcinoma
| Diffuse Oesophageal spasm
| Diffuse Oesophageal Perforation - Rupture
| Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux
| Barrett's oesophagus
| Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
| Oesophageal Variceal Bleeding
| Dieulafoy Lesion
| Peptic Ulcer Disease
| Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD/EGD)
| Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia
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