The value of barium meal examination in the management of younger patients with dyspepsia has been seriously questioned as diagnostic yield is reported to be low with only minor abnormalities detected. Our 9 month survey of general practice and hospital out-patient use of barium meal examination in the City and Hackney Health District during 1983-84 shows that 51% of patients investigated were ...

cause of early gastric cancer (UICC, stage II) and pancreatic cancer (UICC, Stage III). An endoprosthesis, 7 Fr in size, had been placed for obstructive jaundice due to pancreatic cancer in another hospital. La− boratory data on admission showed slight elevation of total bilirubin (1.7 mg/ dL). High−grade fever and remarkable jaundice developed (total bilirubin, 6.1 mg/dL) 6 days after an upper...

BACKGROUND A method of the classification of natural mineral and spring waters and maximum admissible concentration (MAC) levels of metals present in such types of waters are regulated by Commission Directive 2003/40/EC, Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Ordinance of Minister of Health of 30 March 2011 on the natural mineral waters, spring waters and potable...

Although there has been significant interest in the develop ment of environmentally friendly pyrotechnics, the develop ment of cost effective barium free green light emitting pyro technic formulations has remained elusive. Many barium compounds are human health hazards, and recent work by Steinhauser has shown that barium ores as raw materials may contain radioactive radium. Recent papers by Kl...

The microvasculature was investigated in the normal bowel and in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Tissue samples from postoperative colectomy specimens in which the microvasculature had been perfused with barium sulphate suspension were examined. Microradiography was used to study intramural vascular pattern which was abnormal in both disease states. A recently described radiograph fluor...

The determination of SO(4)(2-) concentration in individual rain droplets can be achieved using a gelatin film containing 5 mM barium chloride and 5 mM barium nitrate. SO(4)(2-) in droplets reacts with barium chloride in the film to form the characteristic Liesegang rings. The areal ratio of the ring to the droplet print (ARRD) on the film is a good indicator for determining the SO(4)(2-) concen...

background: gastroesophageal reflux (ger), defined as passage of gastric contents into the esophagus, and ger disease (gerd), defined as symptoms or complications of ger, are common pediatric problems. the value of commonly used diagnostic tests for ger is examined to define the most sensitive and specific test that is the least invasive as well. materials and methods: we conducted this cross s...

nanotechnology has slowly but steadily revolutionized the diagnosis, imaging and treatment of cancer. detecting cancer at earliest stages, locating the tumor at different areas in the body and specific delivery of the drugs to malignant cells including surgically inaccessible tumors are the core areas of medical and pharmaceutical research across the world. in this endeavour, nanodevices have e...

background: subjective assessment of primary achalasia is not accurate. we aimed to evaluate surface of barium retention in the objective assessment of these patients. materials and methods: subjective and objective esophageal functions of 99 patients with primary achalasia were evaluated initially and 43 of them were reevaluated one month after balloon dilation. results: predilation: â  9cases...

Perforation with extravasation of barium is a rare complication of contrast enema examination of the large bowel with a high associated mortality rate. The experience of performing a re-laparotomy in a patient previously exposed to barium peritonitis is even less common. We describe an elderly male patient with a Hartmann's procedure performed a year previously, presenting with peritonitis foll...