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The purpose of barium studies in patients with reflux symptoms is not simply to document the presence of a hiatal hernia or gastroesophageal reflux, but rather to detect the morphologic sequelae of reflux, including reflex esophagitis, peptic strictures, Barrett’s esophagus, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. These conditions are therefore considered separately in subsequent sections.