Double-contrast barium enema study with computed radiography: assessment in detection of colorectal polyps

Colonoscopy detected colon polyps better than air-contrast barium enema or computed tomographic colonography.

Fatal Rectal Perforation Following Double Contrast Barium Enema Çift Kontrastlı Barium Enema Sonrası Ölümcül Rektum Perforasyonu

Double-contrast barium enema (DCBE) is a widely used diagnostic tool for colorectal disorders, providing a relatively cheap and less invasive alternative to invasive procedures such as colonoscopy. Complications due to DCBE can be fatal in a small number of cases. Rectal perforations to the intra-peritoneal or retro-peritoneal space are the most severe and life-threatening complications where i...

Colorectal cancer screening with CT colonography, colonoscopy, and double-contrast barium enema examination: prospective assessment of patient perceptions and preferences.

PURPOSE To prospectively assess and compare perceptions of and preferences for computed tomographic (CT) colonography, colonoscopy, and double-contrast barium enema examination (DCBE) by asymptomatic patients undergoing colorectal cancer screening. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 696 asymptomatic patients at higher-than-average risk undergoing colorectal cancer screening were consecutively r...

Cost-effectiveness of double-contrast barium enema in screening for colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer screening by double contrast barium enema in Thai people.

PURPOSE The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been increasing in Asian countries including Thailand. Double contrast barium enema (DCBE) is one of the investigation tools used in CRC screening. This study aimed to determine the incidence of colorectal neoplasm detected at screening by DCBE in Thai people. METHODS The computerized radiology database of screening DCBE in Thai adults betw...