A-I’ve been having stomach troubles, and my doctor has scheduled me for something called a “barium swallow.” I’m very concerned. What is this test like, and what is he looking for? A-The symptoms we ...

Lack of evidence on risk of ionizing radiation for common pediatric swallow study causes unfortunate variability in how clinicians conduct it; a Medical University of South Carolina researcher ...

The assessment of disease severity in patients with achalasia is difficult. Timed barium esophagography (TBE) can be used to assess esophageal emptying by measuring the height of the barium column in ...

Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing usually indicates some disorder of the esophagus. An accurate, detailed history can suggest the cause of dysphagia and can enable the physician to define the cause ...

More than half a million children are diagnosed with swallowing problems each year. The gold standard for diagnosing swallowing problems is the videofluoroscopic swallow study, also known as the ...

a: Pre-swallow. b: Bolus delivery to hypopharynx. c: Laryngopharyngeal elevation (white arrow). d: Post-swallow with residual barium in piriform sinus (black arrow).

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Varibar Nectar — with target viscosity 300 CPS — comes in an apple flavor for improved patient compliance and is designed to provide the least coating properties necessary to visualize the swallowing ...