title: Esophageal varices.
abstract: Barium swallow is generally used to demonstrate esophageal varices, which appear as serpiginous filling defects in the distal esophagus and cardia of the stomach. Angiography is used for pre- and postoperative shunt evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Fearnow
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: DeLuca
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate