ESOPHAGUS RADIOLOGY

Normal Ba swallow

Endoscopic Ultrasound

Endoscopic Ultrasound

CT INDICATION

  • Local staging of esophageal cancer spread and

assessment of distal mets

  • Assessment of suspected mural or extramural mass diagnosed by barium
  • Assessment of esophageal varices

Hiatus Hernia

Types

D

Lateral Pharyngeal Pouches

Zenker’s Diverticulum

Diverticula cont

Killian-Jamieson Diverticulum

Epiphrenic Diverticulum

Diverticula

Esophagitis

Types causes

Specific types of esophagitis

CMV Candidiasis Herpes simplex

Barrett’s esophagus

Boerhaave syndrome

Site of Rupture can be seen

What is scleroderma ?

Benign esophageal neoplasm

Malignant esophageal neoplasm

Staging

Foreign Body

Low lying FB especially in elderly need

to exclude underlying pathology

Review of Diverticula