title: [Imaging of the esophagus. Normal and pathologic aspects].
abstract: Although endoscopy is the fundamental examination for exploration of the esophagus, imaging study (CT scan, barium swallow) retains numerous indications. It completes the endoscopic study in the assessment of space-occupying lesions and investigates functional disorders of the oesophagus. Barium swallow associated with the administration of glucagon has a therapeutic role in food obstruction. Endoscopic ultrasonography allows direct evaluation of the local extension of oesophageal masses. Percutaneous ultrasonography sometimes facilitates the study of the lower oesophagus in children and the cervical oesophagus.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marsot-Dupuch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tiret
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tubiana
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods*; D004733:Enema; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004947:Esophagus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate
vernacular_title: Imagerie de l'oesophage. Aspect normal et pathologies.