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Gastrointestinal varices x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
X-ray taken after a barium swallow in cases of gastrointestinal varices may show multiple radiolucent filling defects.
X-ray
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]_Radiology-2|[2]
- Multiple radiolucent filling defects (black colored on a background of white)
References
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.
- _Radiology_2-0|↑ “Double-Contrast Upper Gastrointestinal Radiography: A Pattern Approach for Diseases of the Stomach | Radiology”.
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