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=== '''Barium swallow radiograph'''. === | === '''Barium swallow radiograph''' === | ||
* Barium swallow chest | * Barium swallow radiograph is not recommended in diagnosis of GERD.<ref name="KatzGerson2013">{{cite journal|last1=Katz|first1=Philip O|last2=Gerson|first2=Lauren B|last3=Vela|first3=Marcelo F|title=Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease|journal=The American Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=108|issue=3|year=2013|pages=308–328|issn=0002-9270|doi=10.1038/ajg.2012.444}}</ref> | ||
* Findings in barium swallow imaging | * Barium swallow chest X ray has low sensitivity. However, it is used to identify associated problems with GERD like esophagitis, esophageal erosions, and ulcers. | ||
* Findings in barium swallow imaging include the following: | |||
** Free acid reflux | ** Free acid reflux | ||
** Oesophagitis with scarring | ** Oesophagitis with scarring | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
X-Ray
Barium swallow radiograph
- Barium swallow radiograph is not recommended in diagnosis of GERD.[1]
- Barium swallow chest X ray has low sensitivity. However, it is used to identify associated problems with GERD like esophagitis, esophageal erosions, and ulcers.
- Findings in barium swallow imaging include the following:
- Free acid reflux
- Oesophagitis with scarring
- Strictures
- Barrett oesophagus
References
- ↑ Katz, Philip O; Gerson, Lauren B; Vela, Marcelo F (2013). "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease". The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 108 (3): 308–328. doi:10.1038/ajg.2012.444. ISSN 0002-9270.