Barium esophagogram in various esophageal diseases: A pictorial essay

Uma Debi; Madhurima Sharma; Lokesh Singh; Anindita Sinha

doi:10.4103/ijri.IJRI_465_18

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2019; 29(02): 141-154
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_465_18

Gastro-Intestinal Imaging

Barium esophagogram in various esophageal diseases: A pictorial essay

Authors

Uma Debi

Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, PGIMER Chandigarh, India
Madhurima Sharma

Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, PGIMER Chandigarh, India
Lokesh Singh

Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, PGIMER Chandigarh, India
Anindita Sinha

Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, PGIMER Chandigarh, India

Subject Editor:

Abstract

Recent years have seen a decline in number of barium procedures due to wider availability of cross sectional imaging modalities. Though use of barium esophagography/barium swallow has decreased in day to day clinical practice, it still remains a valuable test for structural and functional evaluation of esophagus. It can be performed as single or double contrast examination or as a multiphasic examination comprising upright double contrast views followed by prone single contrast views. This pictorial essay demonstrates imaging features of various esophageal diseases on barium esophagogram.

Keywords

Barium swallow - diverticula - esophagus - motility disorder - tumours - webs

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