digestive

esophagus extrinsec impressions

Saturday, 15 November 2008 11:15

Example of the variable appearance of the postcricoid impression, which is due to the prolapse of lax mucosal folds over the ventral submucosal venous plexus (arrow). It is not seen after the barium bolus is passed. (Normal variant images from: Keats TE and Anderston MW: Atlas of Normal Roentgen Variants That May Simulate Disease, 8/e. Mosby 2007.)

Esophageal varices

Saturday, 15 November 2008 11:09

1. Esophageal stricture caused by endoscopic sclerotherapy. Single-contrast esophagogram shows a long, irregular stricture in the distal esophagus (straight white arrows) that resulted from scarring caused by prior endoscopic sclerotherapy for esophageal varices. Note also the flat ulcer in the region of the stricture (curved white arrow). Black arrows indicate a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

Esophagus Benign Tumors

Saturday, 15 November 2008 11:01

1.Esophagus / Conventional Radiography / Papilloma. The lesion appears as a sessile, slightly lobulated polyp in the midesophagus
Papilloma.The lesion appears as a sessile, slightly lobulated polyp (arrows) in the midesophagus. An early esophageal carcinoma could produce similar findings.

Gastritis

Saturday, 08 November 2008 08:44

Inflammation of the stomach. Symptoms include epigastric pain, tenderness, nausea, and vomiting. Gastritis may result from infection, alcohol, or dietary changes.