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Upper GI study

Last revised by Andrew Murphy ◉ on 23 Mar 2023

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Citation:

Morgan M, Niknejad M, Murphy A, et al. Upper GI study. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-64773

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-64773

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/64773

rID:

64773

Article created:

7 Dec 2018, Matt A. Morgan ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Matt A. Morgan had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

23 Mar 2023, Andrew Murphy ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Andrew Murphy had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Gastrointestinal

Synonyms:

Upper GI studies

Upper GI studies are a fluoroscopic evaluation of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

Indications

There are a number of indications for an upper GI study, including:

upper abdominal pain with a possible gastric or duodenal origin
post gastric or duodenal procedure, e.g. post gastric sleeve

Procedure

Equipment

Upper GI studies are normally performed with barium, but water-soluble contrast may be used if there is a concern for perforation.

Technique

single contrast upper GI technique
double contrast upper GI technique coming soon

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