Radiological Investigation of the Small Intestine by Small Bowel Enema Technique

Radiological Investigation of the Small Intestine by Small Bowel Enema Technique.

This paper records some experience with the Scott Harden technique of small intestinal intubation for performing small bowel enemas. It is particularly recommended for searching for obstructive or infiltrative lesions of the small intestine.

Small-bowel enema. An underutilized method of small-bowel examination.

The results of 88 consecutive small-bowel enemas were compared retrospectively with the results of 52 routine small-bowel series and 50 barium enemas done in the same patients. Ninety-six percent of the diagnoses made by small-bowel enema were correct, as compared to only 65% made by routine small-bowel series. The incorrect studies were mostly false negatives and the abnormalities missed inclu...

Radiological examination of the small bowel.

A retrospective study was made of 100 consecutive dedicated per-oral small bowel examinations. 33% of the studies were abnormal, of which almost half were due to Crohn's disease. When grouped according to clinical suspicion, 73.5% of those studies with a high index of clinical suspicion were abnormal. In the abnormal group a correct diagnosis was made in 90%, with two false positives. In the no...

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma

Small bowel enema in non-responsive coeliac disease.

A small bowel enema was performed in patients with non-responsive coeliac disease, in coeliac patients on a normal diet (untreated) and those who had shown a good response to a gluten free diet, and in control subjects to determine whether there were any specific radiological features of the non-responsive state. A significant reduction in the average number of jejunal folds and an increase in ...