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.

Additional symptoms may include: Related: Best and Worst Foods for Stomach Ulcers Tests that may be used to diagnose diseases of the esophagus include barium X-rays (or barium swallow), upper ...

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 ...

Patients will need to have a full blood count performed, and doctors may sometimes recommend a barium swallow test to check for esophageal webs. Painful and difficult swallowing is one of the ...

Panel 1 shows bolus of barium in the oral cavity due to patient not being able to initiate a swallow. Panel 2 shows nasopharyngeal regurgitation due to failure of velopharyngeal closure.

Esophageal cancer can be diagnosed through an imaging test (CT or CAT, MRI or PET scans), a barium swallow or an endoscopy exam. If one of these tests determines further testing, your doctor will ...

4) showed an irregular barium-filled pouch in the prevertebral cervical region that did not communicate with the esophagus and did not impinge on the tracheal lumen posteriorly. On physical ...

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 ...