Fear of gastroscopy to do barium meal line

Gastroscopy and barium meal function and role are different, the two can not replace each other, for suspected peptic ulcer disease patients, it is recommended to do gastroscopy, can directly clearly show stomach disease, and barium meal easily lead to some subtle lesions missed diagnosis, misdiagnosis, etc., thus affecting the results of judgment, if the patient is afraid to do gastroscopy, can choose painless gastroscopy, and according to the results of the examination to judge the disease.

For some patients with serious cardiopulmonary disease, shock, suspected gastrointestinal perforation, mental illness can not cooperate with gastroscopy, consult a doctor, choose barium meal examination, but still recommend that conditional priority do gastroscopy.