Comments:
a. To conserve space, it is permissible to combine portions
of description with impression.
It is not necessary to record full statement on report -- "scope
was passed with ease to gastroesophageal (GE) junction. At that
point lumen narrowed and prevented entrance of scope into the
stomach."
b. Lumen means channel.
c. The report describes the mucosa (mucous membrane or lining)
of the esophagus.
The general instructions for abstracting this report are as
follows: