Proceedings of The British Institute of Radiology Radiology '88 46th Annual Congress, held in Glasgow, May 23–25, 1988

Fibreoptic endoscopy has replaced much of the need for upper gastrointestinal barium studies. Endoscopy, however, is not without its problems, both technical and interpretive, and its relative advantages and disadvantages together with the present-day role of double-contrast barium meals are reviewed.