How to check the esophagus

Esophageal examination methods include barium meal examination, esophageal endoscopy, CT examination, etc.

1, barium meal examination

patients first oral barium, and then under X-ray irradiation to observe the barium flow, can judge whether there is stenosis of the esophageal lumen, help to diagnose esophageal space-occupying lesions.

2, esophageal endoscopy

is the use of fiber catheter with endoscope into the patient's esophageal lesions, so as to carefully observe the size, shape, scope of the lesion tissue, can assist in the diagnosis of esophagitis, esophageal ulcer, esophageal cancer and other diseases.

3, CT examination

CT examination can be clear about the location, size, and surrounding tissue infiltration, can also be used to examine the esophagus.