X-RAY FINDINGS - Abdomen. Common signs
- Bird’s Beak deformity of lower oesophagus -Achalsia cardia
(Barium Swallow) - Rat tail tapering of lower oesophagus
- Carcinoma
oesophagus (Barium Swallow) - Cork screw oesophagus-- Diffuse oesophageal spasm
(Barium Swallow) - Commonest radiological appearance of gastric carcinoma (in
barium meal follow through) is - filling defect in antrum /body
of stomach - Trifoliate duodenum - Chronic duodenal ulcer with scarring
(Barium Meal) - Hour Glass stomach - Peptic ulcer
- Cup & Spill / Cascade stomach - Volvulus of stomach
- Constriction of transverse duodenum - superior mesenteric
artery syndrome - Bull’s eye lesion (in barium meal) -Leiomyosarcoma
- Single-bubble appearance - pyloric stenosis
- Double-bubble sign–Duodenal atresia, duodenal stenosis,
annular pancreas - Triple-bubble sign - Jejunal atresia
-Coffee bean sign–Strangulation of incompletely
obstructed loop of small intestine and sigmoid colon volvulus
-String of Beads - Small bowel obstruction
-Coiled spring appearance -Intussusception - Pincer-shaped ending in barium enema–Intussus ception
- Bird of Prey sign - Sigmoid volvulus
-Moulage sign (flocculation of barium, with mucosal
thickening) malabsorption syndrome - String sign of Cantor–Crohn’s disease
- Pipe-stem appearance (Loss of Haustrations)-Ulcerative
Colitis (Barium Enema)
-Saw-tooth appearance and / or diverticula -Diverticular
disease /Diverticulosis (Barium Enema)
-Scalloping of edge of sigmoid colon on barium enema -
Ulcerative colitis - Napkin ring sign - Annular carcinoma of colon
- Porcelain gall bladder -Carcinoma of gall bladder
-Pad sign - Carcinoma pancreas (Barium Meal) ERCP - Scrambled Egg appearance - Carcinoma of pancreas
-Chainof Lakes appearance - Chronic pancreatitis - Double duct sign - Carcinoma of Pancreas
- Meniscus sign – Choledocholithiasis.