MCQ – 73288

Ans.A. Barium meal follow-through

* A small bowel follow-through is a single contrast study (oral contrast, either barium or water-soluble contrast).

* It is often performed after an upper GI fluoroscopy study, as the contrast column moves from the stomach and duodenum to the small bowel.

* Most small bowel contrast examinations performed as a part of an upper GI series- barium meal and follow-through.  

* The small bowel follow-through can be useful for evaluation of: 

  -strictures

  – obstruction

  – diverticula

  – masses

  – extraluminal tethering

  – abnormal motility