Diseases

Upper Gastro Intestinal Series

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Barium swallow: a test that involves filling the esophagus, stomach, and small intestines with a barium solution in preparation for an x-ray, to define the anatomy of the upper digestive tract. Also known as upper gastrointestinal series.

SYMPTOMS

Narrowing or irritation of the esophagus (for example, schatski's ring),
Disorders of swallowing (dysphagia - difficulty swallowing), spasms of the esophagus or pharynx.,
Hiatal hernia (an internal defect that causes the stomach to slide partially into the chest)

CAUSES

These problems can be detected with a barium swallow: narrowing or irritation of the esophagus (for example, schatski's ring) disorders of swallowing (dysphagia - difficulty swallowing), spasms of the esophagus or pharynx. Hiatal hernia (an internal defect that causes the stomach to slide partially into the chest)