Upper GI and small bowel series Health Article

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Illustrations
Barium ingestion
An upper GI series is performed to examine the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine. The purpose of the test is to detect abnormalities in those areas. Update Date:
10/25/2006 Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

Stomach cancer, X-ray
Stomach ulcer, X-ray
Volvulus - X-ray

Barium ingestion
Small intestine

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