Barium esophagogram in various esophageal diseases: A pictorial essay

• Published in: The Indian journal of radiology & imaging Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 141 - 154
• Main Authors: Debi, Uma, Sharma, Madhurima, Singh, Lokesh, Sinha, Anindita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: A-12, Second Floor, Sector -2, NOIDA -201301, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd 01.04.2019; Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd
• Subjects: Alendronate; Barium; barium swallow; Congenital diseases; Crohns disease; Defects; diverticula; Dysphagia; Esophageal diseases; Esophagus; Gastro-Intestinal Imaging; Gastroesophageal reflux; Hernias; Lymphatic system; Lymphoma; Motility; motility disorder; Stomach; Tetracyclines; Tuberculosis; tumours; webs; webs; diverticula; motility disorder; esophagus; tumours; Barium swallow
• ISSN: 0971-3026; 0970-2016; 0971-3026; 1998-3808
• DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_465_18

Abstract Recent years have seen a decline in number of barium procedures due to wider availability of cross sectional imaging modalities. Though use of barium esophagography/barium swallow has decreased in day to day clinical practice, it still remains a valuable test for structural and functional evaluation of esophagus. It can be performed as single or double contrast examination or as a multiphasic examination comprising upright double contrast views followed by prone single contrast views. This pictorial essay demonstrates imaging features of various esophageal diseases on barium esophagogram.