1. Barium Esophagography: A Study for All Seasons
Marc S. Levine, Stephen E. Rubesin, Igor Laufer 
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages (January 2008)
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2. Figure 1
Zenker’s diverticulum. (A) Frontal view from double-contrast pharyngogram shows a barium-filled midline sac (arrow). (B) Lateral view shows that the opening of the sac is above a prominent cricopharyngeus (black arrows), with the sac (white arrow) coursing posteriorly and inferiorly behind the cervical esophagus.
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3. Figure 2
Pharyngeal carcinoma. Lateral view from double-contrast pharyngogram shows an ulcerated lesion (arrows) at the base of the tongue. Biopsy specimens revealed squamous cell carcinoma.
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4. Figure 3
Chronic radiation change involving pharynx. Lateral view from double-contrast pharyngogram shows a smooth, featureless, contracted pharynx. Note how the valleculae are flattened (black arrow). Pharyngeal dysfunction with poor epiglottic tilt resulted in penetration of barium into the larynx (large white arrows) with aspiration of barium into the proximal trachea (small white arrows).
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5. Figure 4
Primary achalasia. Prone single-contrast esophagogram shows a dilated esophagus with retained debris and beak-like narrowing (arrow) at the gastroesophageal junction caused by incomplete opening of the LES. This degree of esophageal distention usually indicates relatively longstanding disease.
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6. Figure 5
Secondary achalasia. Prone single-contrast esophagogram shows tapered narrowing of the distal esophagus (black arrow), but the narrowed segment is longer than that in the patient with primary achalasia in Figure 4. Also note the plaque-like lesion (white arrow) in the adjacent gastric fundus caused by fundal carcinoma invading the distal esophagus.
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7. Figure 6
DES. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows multiple severe, lumen-obliterating nonperistaltic contractions, producing a classic corkscrew appearance.
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8. Figure 7
DES with LES dysfunction. Prone single-contrast esophagogram shows moderately severe nonperistaltic contractions (large white arrows) with tapered narrowing of the distal esophagus (small white arrow) caused by incomplete opening of the LES. Also note the small hiatal hernia (black arrows) in this patient.
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9. Figure 8
Reflux esophagitis. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows extensive granularity of the mucosa in the lower third of the thoracic esophagus caused by mucosal edema and inflammation.
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10. Figure 9
Reflux esophagitis. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a small linear ulcer (arrow) in the distal esophagus near the gastroesophageal junction.
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11. Figure 10
Peptic stricture. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a smooth, tapered stricture (arrows) in the distal esophagus above a hiatal hernia. This appearance is characteristic of a reflux-induced stricture.
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12. Figure 11
Scarring from reflux esophagitis. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows mild narrowing of the distal esophagus with sacculations (white arrows) and fixed transverse folds (black arrows), producing a “stepladder” appearance.
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13. Figure 12
Barrett’s esophagus with a midesophageal stricture. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a moderately long stricture in the midesophagus. This patient also had a hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux at fluoroscopy.
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14. Figure 13
Barrett’s esophagus with a reticular pattern. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a distinctive reticular pattern (arrows) in the distal esophagus caused by biopsy-proven Barrett’s esophagus.
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15. Figure 14
Candida esophagitis with plaques. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows multiple small, linear plaques in the mid and distal esophagus.
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16. Figure 15
Advanced Candida esophagitis. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a grossly irregular or so-called shaggy esophagus caused by innumerable coalescent plaques and pseudomembranes. This patient had AIDS.
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17. Figure 16
Herpes esophagitis. Upright double-contrast espophagogram shows multiple pinpoint ulcers in the midesophagus in an otherwise healthy patient with herpes esophagitis.
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18. Figure 17
CMV esophagitis. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a large, flat ulcer (arrows) on the left anterolateral wall of the midesophagus caused by proven CMV infection. This patient had AIDS.
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19. Figure 18
HIV esophagitis. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a giant, flat ulcer (black arrows) in the midesophagus with a cluster of small satellite ulcers superiorly (white arrows). Endoscopic brushings, biopsies specimens, and cultures were negative for CMV, and the patient responded to treatment with oral steroids.
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20. Figure 19
Drug-induced esophagitis. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a moderately large, flat ulcer (white arrow) in the midesophagus with adjacent small ulcers (black arrows) caused by ibuprofen ingestion.
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21. Figure 20
Eosinophilic esophagitis. Prone single-contrast esophagogram shows a mild stricture in the midesophagus with distinctive ring-like indentations (arrows) in the region of the stricture. This patient had longstanding dysphagia and an atopic history. (Reproduced from Zimmerman SL, Levine MS, Rubesin SE, et al. Idiopathic eosinophilic esophagitis in adults: the ringed esophagus. Radiology 2005;236:159–165 with permission of publisher.)
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22. Figure 21
Schatzki’s ring. Prone single-contrast esophagogram shows a smooth, symmetric, ring-like constriction (arrow) at the gastroesophageal junction above a small hiatal hernia. This appearance is characteristic of a Schatzki’s ring.
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23. Figure 22
Superficial spreading carcinoma. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a confluent area of nodularity in the midesophagus caused by mucosal spread of tumor.
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24. Figure 23
Polypoid, ulcerated carcinoma. Upright double-contrast esophagogram shows a long meniscoid ulcer (white arrows) surrounded by a thick, irregular rind of tumor (black arrows) in the midesophagus.
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