title: Barium impaction as a cause of small bowel obstruction in an infant with cystic fibrosis.
abstract: Small bowel obstruction in children with cystic fibrosis due to the impaction of barium is an unusual occurrence. This is the report of an 8.5-month-old black male who had an upper GI series on the day of discharge from the hospital, and returned the next day with a distal small bowel obstruction due to a barium impaction.
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007082:Ileum; D007223:Infant; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate