Endoscopy and routine and double-contrast barium meal in diagnosis of gastric and duodenal disorders.
A double-contrast barium meal has been carried out on 37 patients in whom there had been disagreement in diagnosis between the routine barium meal and subsequent oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy. There was an 81% agreement between the endoscopic diagnosis and the diagnosis obtained with double-contrast barium meal. Confirmation of the endoscopic and double-contrast radiological diagnosis was obtained all 11 patients who had surgical treatment. These findings suggest that a double-contrast barium meal should be routinely used in the diagnosis of dyspepsia.
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003287:Contrast Media; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004724:Endoscopy; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate