EsophagusThis is a most extraordinary and comprehensive atlas. There are three major sections dealing respectively with the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum and an appendix dealing with the post-operative stomach. Each section contains an introduction in which the normal anatomy, the methods of ...
(Anatomy) the first part of the small intestine, between the stomach and the jejunum [C14: from Medieval Latin, shortened fromintestinum duodenum digitorumintestine of twelve fingers' length, from Latinduodēnītwelve each] ˌduoˈdenaladj ...
The barium examination of the stomach and duodenum is often the primary method of evaluation of these organs. Although the upper gastrointestinal series (barium meal) has been partially replaced by endoscopy, it still remains a mainstay of general clinical practice. David Sutton MD, FRCP, FRCR, ...
of barium suspension, is described as a means of producing mechanical stimulation in the different parts and segments of the stomach and duodenum and of studying the behavior of the stomach, its anatomy and motility, and the eventual detection of an organic lesion by means of the x-ray.doi...
There is a we11 defined pathoIogica1 anatomy and disturbed function produced by these conditions and in the cases of obstruction a cIear-cut cIinica1 picture, which x-ray studies may confirm with an accuracy of go to gs per cent; even in the cases of ulcer, adhesions from the gaI1 bI...