Post-traumatic colonic stenosis (obstruction) is rare. We experienced a case of sigmoid obstruction due to blunt abdominal trauma. A 75-year-old man was hit on the lower abdomen 3 days before admission and gradually developed abdominal pain and distension. Laboratory data showed severe inflammation and a barium enema disclosed obstruction of the sigmoid colon. Conservative treatment was careful...

The most well known complications of fleet enema solution are cardiac insufficiency, renal failure, water-electrolyte imbalance, and ileus. A 7-y-old girl with phenylketonuria and long-term constipation was admitted to the emergency department with symptoms of seizure, vomiting and abdominal distention. Laboratory results revealed hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia. ECG findings showed normal s...

BACKGROUND Water enema multidetector computed tomography (WE-MDCT) is currently considered the most accurate imaging modality to provide high-resolution multiplanar visualisation of the colonic wall and surrounding structures. METHODS This pictorial review presents our experience with WE-MDCT applications outside colorectal tumour staging, particularly for investigating diverticular disease a...