title: Late colonic obstruction after barium meal examination in a myxoedematous patient.
abstract: A case in which inspissated barium was retained and produced sigmoid obstruction after one year is described. The patient was elderly and myxoedematous. Prolonged retention of barium producing a bowel obstruction requiring surgery is a rare complication and, to our knowledge, is only the second case described in which the symptoms of obstruction appeared so late after the examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Agios Andreas General Hospital, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Kounis
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Zavras
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Papadaki
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Kouni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batsolaki
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Gouvelou-Deligianni
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Mallioris
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Artinopoulos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feretis
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Koutsojannis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate