title: Colonic spasm and pseudo-obstruction in an elongated colon secondary to physical exertion: diagnosis by stress barium enema.
abstract: Anatomic and functional abnormalities of the colon are known to cause a variety of abdominal complaints, including constipation, diarrhea, and pain. We describe a patient with dolichocolon (elongated colon) with transient spasm (pseudo-obstruction) associated with exertion. The diagnosis in this case rested with a novel approach and less invasive evaluation of the colon.
authors.affiliation: Baptist Health System, Birmingham Baptist Medical Center-Princeton, and Department of Internal Medicine, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Underwood
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Kirby
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003082:Colectomy; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003112:Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003287:Contrast Media; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004733:Enema; D005080:Exercise Test; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D013035:Spasm / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate