CERTAIN lesions of the esophagus, whether localized like a web or more diffuse like scleroderma ... as it is developed by an ordinary swallow of barium suspension. It is only when a bolus that ...

Arrows point to the numerous small outpouchings along the wall of the esophagus. (Source: Courtesy of John M. Braver, Brigham and Women's Hospital.) ...

Barium studies have a very poor sensitivity in diagnosing uncomplicated GERD; however, they have high accuracy for the diagnosis of hiatal hernia, esophageal strictures and esophageal rings.

If your healthcare provider is worried about a possible esophageal stricture, two tests are generally ordered: Barium swallow: You swallow a substance called barium, and X-rays are taken as the ...

Among the patients who underwent all seven tests the positivity of the individual tests was 70%, 68.6%, 52.9%, 47.1%, 20% and 11.4% for OCT, histopathology, pH monitoring, endoscopy, barium ...