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< Atras Este es un ejemplo de un procedimiento llamado serie GI superior. La persona ingiere una sustancia llamada bario, que permite que se iluminen los órganos bajo estudio en la radiografía. En este caso, el paciente presenta una ulceración en el estómago que se puede observar en la parte derecha de la pantalla. Este método se utiliza para diagnosticar úlceras estomacales así como otras anomalías a lo largo del tracto gastrointestinal superior.

• Fecha de revisión: 5/1/2006
• Versión en inglés revisada por: Benjamin Taragin, M.D., Department of Radiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
• Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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