title: Pneumocolon as an aid to small-bowel studies.
abstract: A prospective study was performed in 138 consecutive patients referred for small-bowel examination to evaluate the use of the pneumocolon when there was poor demonstration of the terminal ileum. One hundred and twenty-two patients were examined by enteroclysis (small-bowel enema) and 16 by small-bowel meal. Pneumocolon was used in 38 of the small-bowel enemas and in eight of the small-bowel meal examinations. In 29 cases (21 small-bowel enema; eight small-bowel meal) the use of the pneumocolon significantly improved demonstration of the terminal ileum. When the distal ileum is not adequately seen on a small-bowel study, pneumocolon serves as a useful additional technique.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003106:Colon; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011029:Pneumoradiography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate