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

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 ...

Tests and procedures to diagnosis esophageal cancer may include an imaging test (CT or CAT, MRI or PET scans), a barium swallow or an endoscopy exam. An endoscopic ultrasound examination is a ...

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.

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 ...