Inverted colonic diverticulum: air contrast barium enema findings in six cases.

Inverted colonic diverticulum

A 55-year-old African man with no signifi cant medical history presented for intermittent left fl ank pain and constipation. Th ese symptoms persisted for approximately two months without other clinical sign. Physical examination fi ndings and routine laboratory tests were normal. During colonoscopy, a 0.5 cm polypoid lesion was found in the descending colon. Th e polypoid structure showed shin...

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...

The Value of Urgent Barium Enema and Computed Tomography in Acute Malignant Colonic Obstruction: Is Urgent Barium Enema Still Necessary?

The aim of this study was to evaluate the necessity of urgent barium enema in suspected cases of acute malignant colonic obstruction. We reviewed the medical records and images for 20 patients with suspected acute colonic obstruction. Nine patients were excluded. Computed tomography (CT) and urgent barium enema images for the remaining 11 cases were reviewed and the results were compared with t...

Diagnostic Accuracy of Barium Enema Findings in Hirschsprung's Disease

Background: Hirschsprung's disease is the most common cause of pediatric intestinal obstruction. Contrast enema is used for evaluation of the patients with its diagnosis. Aim: To evaluate sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of radiologic findings for diagnosis of Hirschsprung in patients underwent barium enema. Methods: This cross sectional s...

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