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Would could be indicated from a barium swallow when, forward facing, the entire esophagus is white with a section in the middle showing as black?

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Tough to say: Without looking at the images. Guessing at this point is unlikely to be constructive.

Answered 4/30/2013

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Can't tell: Impossible to say without images. Could be a mass; could just be that your esophagus was peristalsing. If you are saying that the edges of the esophagus is white from top to bottom, and the center is black, the black is normal air.

Dr Accurso agreed

Answered 5/4/2013

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