introduction The radiology departments at Southmead and Ham Green Hospitals, Bristol, have provided a general practitioner service for general work and barium meals for some years. Unfortunately, the pressure of hospital inpatient and out-patient work led to a waiting period of from three to six months for non-urgent general practitioner barium meal requests. The appointment of one ?f us (C.J.)...

A patient with cholecystoduodenocolic fistula and gallstone ileus is described. Barium enema and barium meal and follow through demonstrated the passage of the gallstone from the gallbladder region to the small bowel. The clinical features and operative management are discussed in the light of four previously recorded cases.

The anatomy and radiology of the areae gastricae were studied in human and pig specimens and it was shown that the double contrast barium meal demonstrates a true picture of the undulating gastric mucosa, which is distinctive in appearance in the antrum body and fundus of the pig stomach. The importance of the type of barium used and the thickness of barrier mucus in the demonstration of the ar...

a complete investigation is carried out as a routine procedure, and complete examinations of the blood, stools, urine, sputum, etc., are made. The administration of a barium meal to ascertain the condition of the gastro-intestinal tract has often to be done. In a previous paper Chopra, Hayter and Bhattacharya (1937) have given an account of the radiological investigations of the gastro-intestin...

The objectives of our study were to evaluate two diagnostic methods (with and without x-ray) and to investigate the efficacy of barium meal examination. Material and methods. We performed a clinical randomized study at 675 subjects (aged 4 month-18 years) from University Children Hospital Iaşi (the only pediatric endoscopies department from North-East of Romania) and Students Hospital Iaşi. The...

BACKGROUND Peptic ulcer is a sore in the protective lining (mucosal lining) of the gastrointestinal tract and develops when the lining is damaged. The objectives of this Descriptive Validational study were to determine the validity of Barium Meal examination in the diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease in comparison to the gold standard, i.e., endoscopic evaluation in peptic ulcer disease. The stud...

A case of recurrent intraluminal bleeding from an ulcerated gastric diverticulum is described. Difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of this rare condition are discussed. The importance of accurate preoperative diagnosis by endoscopy and barium meal is emphasized.

An 8 year old boy developed a recurrent sensation of food sticking in his throat during meal times. Barium swallow examination showed an anterior oesophageal web at the level of C5. Symptoms disappeared after pharyngoscopy and dilatation of the web.