Late colonic obstruction after barium meal examination in a myxoedematous patient.
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.
Kounis
N G
NG
Department of Medicine, Agios Andreas General Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Zavras
G M
GM
Papadaki
P J
PJ
Kouni
S N
SN
Batsolaki
M
M
Gouvelou-Deligianni
G V
GV
Mallioris
C N
CN
Artinopoulos
C J
CJ
Feretis
A
A
Koutsojannis
C M
CM
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
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate