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An upper gastrointestinal series, also called a barium swallow, barium study, or barium meal, is a series of radiographs used to examine the gastrointestinal tract for abnormalities. A contrast medium , usually a radiocontrast agent such as barium sulfate mixed with water, is ingested or instilled into the gastrointestinal tract, and X-rays are ...
An upper GI endoscopy to see the upper GI tract. A gastroenterologist carefully feeds the endoscope down the esophagus and into the stomach and duodenum. A small camera mounted on the endoscope transmits a video image to a monitor, allowing close examination of the intestinal lining. An upper GI series examines the small intestine. During the ...
A gastrointestinal series, also called a GI series, is a radiologic examination of the upper and/or lower gastrointestinal tract. Upper GI series Lower GI series
Function of an NG tube properly placed and used for suction is maintained by flushing. This may be done by flushing small amounts of saline and air using a syringe [12] or by flushing larger amounts of saline or water, and air, and then assessing for the air to circulate through one lumen of the tube, into the stomach, and out the other lumen ...
Forrest's classification is instrumental when stratifying patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage into high and low risk categories for mortality.It is also a significant method of prediction of the risk of rebleeding and very often is used for evaluation of the endoscopic intervention modalities. [3]
Upper GI surgeons would have an interest in, and may exclusively perform, the following operations: Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Esophagectomy; Liver resection; Surgery on the digestive system's organs is referred to as digestive system surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, or gastrointestinal (GI) surgery.
Gastric distention is the enlargement of the stomach, and can be due to a number of causes. [citation needed]Physiologic (normal) gastric distension occurs when eating. . Distension of the upper stomach stimulates the secretion of stomach acid, while distension of the lower stomach stimulates gastrin secret
Air/water channel to clean the lens using the water and air channel for drying the lens itself and to insufflate the esophagus and the stomach during the operation to prevent from collapsing the track to better vision in the procedure; Suction/Working channels – these may be in the form of one or more channels