Radiological and endoscopic correlation in upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage and malignancy

Conventional barium meal and endoscopic findings were compared in 75 patients with upper gastrointestinal (UGIT) haemorrhage and 43 patients with clinically suspected UGIT malignancy. Conventional barium meal missed 3 cases of malignancy and gave a false positive haemorrhage, barium meal helped to locate the source of bleeding correctly in 38 patients only 50.7%). While efforts should continue to be made to improve radiological yield, endoscopy, where a available, should be preferred in investigating UGIT diseases.