title: The role of barium swallow pharyngoesophagography in the management of the globus pharyngeus: our ten years local experience of asian population.
abstract: Patients with globus pharyngeus referred for barium swallow pharyngoesophagography in a local hospital from 1/7/1999 to 30/6/2009 were identified. Their fluoroscopic images were reviewed, and their outcomes were used as gold standard. A total of 908 patients with globus pharyngeus were referred for barium swallow in the period. There were 783 patients with normal barium swallow and 125 patients with abnormal barium swallow findings. All patients aged below 30 years had normal barium swallow result and unremarkable follow up. The sensitivity and specificity of barium swallow were 25.6 and 97.5% respectively; and the positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 61.5 and 89.1% respectively. The overall accuracy was 87.6%. Barium swallow is of limited diagnostic value in patients with typical globus pharyngeus, and it is not recommended in these patients, especially with young age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, B1/F, Block S, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
authors.forename: Wing Hang
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Luk
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, B1/F, Block S, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
authors.forename: Adrian Xu Ning
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, B1/F, Block S, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
authors.forename: Andrea Wai San
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Au-Yeung
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, B1/F, Block S, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
authors.forename: Miranda Hiu Yan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, B1/F, Block S, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
authors.forename: Yip Hin
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, B1/F, Block S, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
authors.forename: Lily Ka Man
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, B1/F, Block S, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
authors.forename: Chilene Chi Lin
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chiang
keywords: Barium swallow pharyngoesophagography; Globus pharyngeus