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  2. Upper gastrointestinal series - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing with Sensory ...

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    The second part of the FEES protocol involves food, or "bolus" presentation to observe swallow function. [9] Food coloring is typically given in the food to track the food as it travels along the natural pink-colored tissues of the throat. The timing of the swallow and the efficiency of clearing the bolus is assessed along with the ability to ...

  4. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography - Wikipedia

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    OPS-301 code: 3-843 [edit on Wikidata] Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a medical imaging technique.

  5. Cholangiography - Wikipedia

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    OPS-301 code: 3-13c [edit on Wikidata] Cholangiography is the imaging of the bile duct ... This page was last edited on 18 October 2024, at 23:21 (UTC).

  6. List of medical abbreviations: B - Wikipedia

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    barium swallow breath breath sound bowel sounds (on auscultation using a stethoscope) blood sugar body secretions: BS x 4 quads: bowel signs in all 4 quadrants (also sometimes "BS + all 4 quads") BS x: B-symptoms: BSA: body surface area bovine serum albumin: BSC: bedside commode BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy breast self-examination: BSL ...

  7. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy - Wikipedia

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    The words esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD; American English) and oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD; British English; see spelling differences) are pronounced / ɪ ˌ s ɒ f ə ɡ oʊ ˌ ɡ æ s t r oʊ ˌ d (j) uː oʊ d ɪ ˈ n ɒ s k ə p i /.

  8. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography - Wikipedia

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    Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, percutaneous hepatic cholangiogram (PTHC) is a radiological technique used to visualize the anatomy of the biliary tract. [1] A contrast medium is injected into a bile duct in the liver, after which X-rays are taken.

  9. Esophageal achalasia - Wikipedia

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    Esophageal manometry, biopsy, X-ray, barium swallow study, endoscopy: Prevention: No method of prevention: Treatment: Heller myotomy and fundoplomy, POEM, pneumatic dilation, botulinum toxin: Prognosis ~76% chance of survival after 20 years (in a western country such as Germany) [2] Frequency ~1 in 100,000 people [2] Deaths