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upper GI study

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upper GI study
Upper GI, upper GI series Imaging A radiologic study in which a radiocontrast–eg, a barium-based 'milkshake' is administered in the upper GI tract–esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and images obtained. Cf Upper GI endoscopy.


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6) Apart from the mottled filling defect, an upper GI study may show the positive density of the mass with a lacelike pattern due to residual contrast medium on delayed films.
Gastrograffin upper GI study detected a suture line leak in six patients treated with a Graham patch (12%), but none in the omental plug group.
If these sissies see thickened gastric folds in the stomach on an upper GI study, they'll put in the body of the report that there are thickened gastric folds and then put it again in the conclusion without having the guts to say why.
 
 
 
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