title: Nonendoscopic gastric mucosal biopsy to augment double-contrast upper gastrointestinal barium examination.
abstract: The authors present a gastric mucosal biopsy technique with use of a nasogastric catheter and biopsy forceps after double-contrast upper gastrointestinal fluoroscopy in patients with clinical symptoms of dyspepsia. In 51 patients (18 men and 33 women, aged 27-73 years [mean, 46 years]), 136 aggregates (specimens composed of the two pieces of mucosal tissue obtained in each region) ranged from 0.1 to 0.6 cm in diameter. All but three specimens were of adequate mucosal depth. No complications secondary to bleeding resulted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft Lewis, Tacoma, WA 98431-5000.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Reichle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peller
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malcolm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001706:Biopsy; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate