Upper GI and small bowel series Health Article

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Stomach ulcer, X-ray
This is an example of a procedure called an upper GI series. The person swallows a substance called barium which allows for illumination of the organs in question. In this case, an ulceration is present in the stomach, seen on the right of the screen. This method is a means of diagnosing stomach ulcers as well as other anomalies along the upper gastrointestinal tract. Update Date:
10/25/2006 Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, MD, PhD, 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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