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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
X ray imaging suggestive for associated problems with GERD include free acid reflux, esophagitis with scarring, strictures, and barrett's esophagus. | X ray imaging suggestive for associated problems with GERD include free [[acid reflux]], [[esophagitis]] with [[scarring]], [[strictures]], and [[barrett's esophagus]]. | ||
==X-Ray== | ==X-Ray== | ||
=== '''Barium swallow radiograph''' === | === '''Barium swallow radiograph''' === | ||
* 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> | * [[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> | ||
* Barium swallow chest X ray has low sensitivity. However, it is used to identify associated problems with GERD like esophagitis, esophageal erosions, and ulcers. | * 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: | * Findings in barium swallow imaging include the following: | ||
** Free acid reflux | ** Free [[acid reflux]] | ||
** Oesophagitis with scarring | ** [[Oesophagitis]] with [[scarring]] | ||
** Strictures | ** [[Strictures]] | ||
** Barrett oesophagus | ** [[Barrett's esophagus|Barrett's oesophagus]] | ||
[[Image:Gastro-oesophageal-reflux-disease.jpg|thumb|center|350px|Source: Case courtesy of Dr Hani Salam, From the case "https://radiopaedia.org/cases/9585">rID: 9585<]] | [[Image:Gastro-oesophageal-reflux-disease.jpg|thumb|center|350px|Source: Case courtesy of Dr Hani Salam, From the case "https://radiopaedia.org/cases/9585">rID: 9585<]] | ||
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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 imaging suggestive for associated problems with GERD include free acid reflux, esophagitis with scarring, strictures, and barrett's esophagus.
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:
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.