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barium-swallow
Adjectival Hyphens
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"post-operative and post-intervention assessment"

Line 41:23 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-intervention'.

"post-fundoplication anatomy and complications"

Line 43:8 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-fundoplication'.

"post-oesophagectomy or anastomotic strictures"

Line 44:8 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-oesophagectomy'.
Quotes
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"spots are obtained quickly during suspended respiration and under phonation (patient instructed to say "Eeeee....") to distend the hypopharynx 1"

Line 69:111 · Commas and periods go outside quotation marks (in nearly all circumstances).
Acronyms
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"Upper GI endoscopy (UGIE or OGD) has largely replaced the barium swallow for the assessment of peptic ulcer disease and the evaluation of haematemesis."

Line 2:13 · 'GI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Upper GI endoscopy (UGIE or OGD) has largely replaced the barium swallow for the assessment of peptic ulcer disease and the evaluation of haematemesis."

Line 2:27 · 'UGIE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Upper GI endoscopy (UGIE or OGD) has largely replaced the barium swallow for the assessment of peptic ulcer disease and the evaluation of haematemesis."

Line 2:35 · 'OGD' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"inability to pass the endoscope during an upper GI endoscopy"

Line 39:56 · 'GI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"this also permits evaluation of distal oesophagus and GE junction, delineating lower oesophageal rings and strictures"

Line 82:62 · 'GE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"GE junction is then observed fluoroscopically as the patient slowly turns to right, looking for elicited gastro-oesophageal reflux"

Line 86:8 · 'GE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
List Caps
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"Zenker diverticulum"

Line 16:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.
Ellipses
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"spots are obtained quickly during suspended respiration and under phonation (patient instructed to say "Eeeee....") to distend the hypopharynx 1"

Line 69:117 · Don't use an ellipsis... in written text.
Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Indications
  • H1 Contraindications
  • H1 Technique
  • H2 Patient position
  • H2 Scout
  • H2 Scan extent
  • H2 Scan direction
  • H2 Scan duration
  • H2 Contrast
  • H2 Scan delay
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 Post-processing
  • H1 Related articles
  • H1 See also

"Evaluation of pharynx"

Line 63:1 · "Evaluation of pharynx" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Evaluation of oesophagus"

Line 71:1 · "Evaluation of oesophagus" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Radiographic features"

Line 90:1 · "Radiographic features" is not a recognised heading for this article type.
Oxford Comma
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"scout films are obtained to rule out any foreign body, abscess or fistula"

Line 65:57 · Use the Oxford comma in 'body, abscess or fistula'.

"additional views like mucosal relief views are useful in suspected tumours, varices or oesophagitis"

Line 88:75 · Use the Oxford comma in 'tumours, varices or oesophagitis'.
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