Gastrointestinal varices x ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

X-ray taken after a barium swallow in cases of gastrointestinal varices may show multiple radiolucent filling defects.

X-ray

• An x-ray examination that evaluates only the pharynx and esophagus is called a barium swallow or esophagram
• Esophagram in cases of esophageal varices may show:
  • Multiple radiolucent filling defects (black colored on a background of white)