Passage of Gastrografin into the small mesenteric veins during an opaque enema.
An opaque enema was carried out with Gastrografin. The patient was a 2-year-old French boy. As the enema progressed we saw the small mesenteric veins opacify: no significant consequence followed. This is the first report of such an incident.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003973:Diatrizoate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004733:Enema / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins
D003287:Contrast Media; D003973:Diatrizoate