IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS OF ACHALASIA ON TIMED BARIUM ESOPHAGOGRAM

Tuấn Linh Lê1,2,, Thị Huyền Ngô 1, Việt Hằng Đào 2
1 HMU
2 HMU hospital

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Purposes: To describe the imaging characteristics of Achalasia on TBE. Comparison imaging characteristics of Achalasia diagnosed on TBE with definite diagnosis on HRM. Material and methods: A retrospective and prospective, descriptive of 30 patients with imaging characteristics on TBE from Jan-2021 to July-2023 in Hanoi Medical University Hospital. Results: On TBE: The width and height of Barium column at the first and fifth minutes had the means respectively: 32.40 ± 10.13; 31.23 ± 12.22; 90.13 ± 51.45; 70.43 ± 61.62; ‘Bird’s beak’ sign appearing in all patient, both Achalasia and Absent Contractility. Conclusion: TBE is a simple and objective method for assessing the esophageal emptying. Therefore, TBE should be used in all patients having dysphagia and to follow-up post-treatment. But, TBE could not categorize Achalasia types or the variety of different dysphagias as HRM could do. Consequently, taking HRM at patients doubted about Achalasia is necessary to prognose and to choice the way for treatment.

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