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Esophageal Perforation: Sensitivity and Specificity

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The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Esophageal Perforation are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Findings With Unspecified Accuracy

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Esophagram, Gastrografin Edit No accuracy specified.

A water-soluble contrast (such as gastrografin) should be used instead of barium in order to reduce midiastinal irritation. However, it is less sensitive than a barium esophagram

Study: no study specified.
Esophagram, Barium Edit No accuracy specified.

While more sensitive than a gastrografin esophagram, a barium esophagram is associated with barium associated mediastinits and periotnitis and is therefore generally avoided.

Study: no study specified.

 

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