Large-bowel Perforations in Patients Undergoing Sigmoidoscopy and Barium Enema
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Large-bowel perforations in patients undergoing sigmoidoscopy and barium enema.
Perforation of the large bowel can occur as a complication of sigmoidoscopy, rectal or sigmoid biopsy, and even of a simple cleansing enema. If the perforation is extraperitoneal there may be no early symptoms and consequently there may be delay in diagnosis. The risk of perforation during these procedures is small but it should not be ignored. The performance of a barium enema shortly after a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5851.471