ing medical symptom for claims alleging inadequate indication for esophagogastroduodenoscopy or how many occurred in 2002-2012. There may be legitimate reasons to screen for esophageal cancer in some patients, but our findings suggest that the risk of a medical professional liability claim for failing to screen is not one of them. Physicians need to balance the risk of complications from diagnostic procedures, even if those complications are rare.
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