Methods: A prospectively conducted masked study was carried out in which 109 GERD patients were recruited ... (OCT), radionuclide scintigraphy, barium swallow and finally 24-h esophageal pH ...
one patient did not undergo barium swallow study; eight patients were lost after this stage of work-up, so that only 89 patients underwent radionuclide scintigraphy; and 19 patients did not give ...
During a barium swallow, X-rays are taken of the esophagus ... your esophageal ulcer will depend on the cause. If the cause is GERD, they may prescribe a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) based on ...