title: Intussusception: hydrostatic pressure equivalents for barium and meglumine sodium diatrizoate.
abstract: The pressures generated by a barium suspension and various solutions of meglumine sodium diatrizoate in water were measured with a manometer. A pressure of 120 mm Hg was produced by a 3.5-foot (105-cm) column of 60% wt/vol barium and a 5-foot (150-cm) column of either a 1:3 or 1:4 solution of meglumine sodium diatrizoate and water. This is the pressure used to reduce an intussusception with air.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0615.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kuta
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Benator
mesh_terms: D001464:Barium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D007443:Intussusception / Q000628:therapy*; D010372:Pediatrics; D012996:Solutions; D013535:Suspensions; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D013535:Suspensions; D014867:Water; D001464:Barium; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine