A new, safe balloon enema tip.
The rectum can be perforated by an enema tip during a barium enema examination due to direct trauma during insertion or the undesirable mechanical properties of the balloon catheters. The author describes a newly designed, safer tip.
D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004733:Enema / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries
D001466:Barium Sulfate