Gastrointestinal varices x ray

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:^[1]^[2]
- Multiple radiolucent filling defects (black colored on a background of white)

References

↑ Waldram R, Nunnerley H, Davis M, Laws JW, Williams R (1977). “Detection and grading of oesophageal varices by fibre-optic endoscopy and barium swallow with and without Buscopan”. Clin Radiol. 28 (2): 137–41. PMID 870276.
↑ “Double-Contrast Upper Gastrointestinal Radiography: A Pattern Approach for Diseases of the Stomach | Radiology”.

Overview