Case report: persistent colonic spasm concealing a carcinoma--an uncommon diagnostic pitfall of the barium enema examination.
Colonic carcinomas may be missed on the barium enema examination for a variety of perceptive, technical, and interpretive reasons. We report an uncommon source of error-persistent bowel spasm resulting in concealment of an underlying carcinoma. Awareness of this association is necessary in the effort to minimize diagnostic pitfalls of the barium enema examination.
Massoud
T F
TF
Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
Gibson
R J
RJ
Nolan
D J
DJ
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004733:Enema; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
D001466:Barium Sulfate