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World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2014; 6(8): 613-618
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i8.613
Upper gastrointestinal barium evaluation of duodenal pathology: A pictorial review
Pankaj Gupta, Uma Debi, Saroj Kant Sinha, Kaushal Kishor Prasad
Pankaj Gupta, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Uma Debi, Division of GE Radiology, Department of Superspeciality of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Saroj Kant Sinha, Department of Superspeciality of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Kaushal Kishor Prasad, Division of GE Histopathology, Department of Superspeciality of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Author contributions: Gupta P and Debi U contributed in generating the figures and writing the article; Sinha SK contributed in writing the article; and Prasad KK contributed in writing the article, revising the article critically and gave final approval of the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Kaushal Kishor Prasad, MD, PDC, CFN, MAMS, FICPath, Additional Professor, Chief, Division of GE Histopathology, Department of Superspeciality of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector-12, Chandigarh 160012, India. kaushalkp10@hotmail.com
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Received: February 11, 2014
Revised: April 15, 2014
Accepted: July 18, 2014
Published online: August 28, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: Barium evaluation of duodenal pathologies is technically more challenging than rest of gastrointestinal tract. Barium study still forms an initial and integral part of evaluation as it provide useful clues to the diagnosis and guide further evaluation. This article should alert the radiologist to consider various common and uncommon duodenal pathologies in the correct clinical setting to guide the clinician for further investigations to ensure correct diagnosis and enable appropriate treatment.