title: Barium intravasation during an upper gastrointestinal examination: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Barium ingestion is a routine practice in the radiologic examination of the alimentary tract. Barium intravasation is a rare complication, often resulting in the rapid onset of hypotension and death. The literature on this type of complication is sparse. In the majority of reported cases, the event involved high pressure barium instillation. This case illustrates the rare occurrence of barium in the portal venous circulation after an upper gastrointestinal examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: O'Hara
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Krakovitz
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wolferth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011168:Portal System
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate