Enteroclysis in the diagnosis of intestinal obstruction in the early postoperative period.
Intestinal obstruction in the early post-operative period may be difficult to diagnose clinically and on plain abdominal radiographs with failure to distinguish obstruction from ileus. During the last 11 years we have examined 14 patients with the enteroclysis technique (small bowel barium enema) for suspected early postoperative small intestinal obstruction. Evidence of obstruction was demonstrated in all cases, the site of obstruction was clearly shown in most patients, and the cause identified in 5.
Dehn
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Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England.
Nolan
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography
D001466:Barium Sulfate