title: Hypotonic duodenography--too often performed but of too little value? A comparison with conventional spot films.
abstract: Hypotonic duodenography was compared with conventional barium examination in 68 patients (70 examinations) with clinically suggested or verified disease of the pancreas or duodenum. In 13 cases (18.5%) conventional examination demonstrated the duodenal anatomy better than hypotonic duodenography. In nine cases (13%) hypotonic duodenography was superior and in 48 cases (68.5%) both techniques were diagnostically equal. It is concluded that, in only a few cases, does hypotonic duodenography add any diagnostic information to that which can be obtained with properly performed conventional examination of the duodenum.
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D010276:Parasympatholytics; D001466:Barium Sulfate