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How long does a barium swallow x-ray take?
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Minutes: Barium swallow evaluates the esophagus primarily, can take a few minutes. Can take longer to develop films and evaluate by the md barium meal (upper GI series), swallow more barium, evaluates the esophagus, stomach, upper small bowel; takes about an hour. Ugi small bowel follow through (ugisbft) looks at the esophagus, stomach and rest of small bowel-can take up to several hours.
Answered 8/18/2019
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About 1 hour: It can take an hour.
Answered 10/2/2012
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About 15 minutes.: If patient cooperative the usual time is about fifteen minutes
Answered 8/13/2017
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