Barium Swallow Pictures

X-ray images after a barium swallow showing a normal esophagus and an esophagus with a hiatal hernia

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho. All rights reserved.

Figure 1 shows the lower end of a normal esophagus with a smooth connection between the lower esophagus and stomach. Figure 2 shows the lower end of the esophagus with a small hiatal hernia, which occurs when a small portion of the stomach pushes up into the chest.

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ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerJerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology
Last RevisedMarch 7, 2012
By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: March 7, 2012
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology

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