Hypotonic double contrast oesophagography versus fibroptic endoscopy in reflux oesophagitis

Authors

Emad, A.
Affiliation

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences ; , Department of Internal Medicine ;

Bull. Alex. Fac. Med. 1986; 22 (1): 1-4
AJM-Alexandria Journal of Medicine
Journal Country: Egypt
P-ISSN: 1110-0834
MeSH Terms: Esophagitis, Peptic / Diagnosis
Broad Subjects: Endoscopy ,Esophagoscopy
Citation: A. Emad, Hypotonic double contrast oesophagography versus fibroptic endoscopy in reflux oesophagitis. Bull. Alex. Fac. Med. 1986; 22 (1): 1-4

Abstract English

In this study patients complaining of dysphagia, heart burn, sense of regurge, globus hystericus and hematemesis of whose conventional barium study of upper gastro-intestinal tract revealed no abnormality were examined by hypotonic double contrast esophagography and by fibrotic esophagoscopy. Reflux esophagitis was diagnosed in 30 patients staging of reflux esophagitis; correlation of findings between hypotonic double contrast esophagography and fibrotic endoscopy were discussed