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Dysphagia x ray

Introduction

Overview

Overview

An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of the underlying cause of dysphagia. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of of dysphagia include structural abnormalities, masses, and to rule out other causes.

X Ray

X Ray

An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of the underlying cause of dysphagia. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of dysphagia include:[1]

  • Structural abnormalities
  • Masses
Dysphagia X-ray:

Dysphagia X-ray:

Barium swallow appearance of DES
Source:By Nevit Dilmen [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Case courtesy of Dr Mario Umana, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 38071
Source: Barium swallow showing esophageal cancer. Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Dixon, <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/“>Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/cases/9907“>rID: 9907</a>
References

References

  1. ↑ Chen, Yu Men; Ott, David J.; Gelfand, David W.; Munitz, H. Alexander (1985). “Multiphasic examination of the esophagogastric region for strictures, rings, and hiatal hernia: Evaluation of the individual techniques”. Gastrointestinal Radiology. 10 (1): 311–316. doi:10.1007/BF01893119. ISSN 0364-2356.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2], Feham Tariq, MD [3]