-
[Perforation of rectal with peritonitis during a barium enema administration. Report of a case (author's transl)]
[Article in French]
The authors report one case of perforation of rectal with peritonitis during a barium enema administration in a patient suffering from an adeno-carcinome of colon, and died after 48 hours with collapsus. After a brief review of the literature, the authors expose pathogeny and clinical signs of this relatively rare accidients. The conclusions repose on watchful precautions according to indications and technical way of barium enema examination in patients specially exposed to perforation accidents.
PMID: 224501 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
-
Patient Drug Information
-
Barium Sulfate (Baro-cat® , Baricon® , Barobag® , ...)
Barium sulfate is used to help doctors examine the esophagus (tube that connects the mouth and stomach), stomach, and intestine using x-rays or computed tomography (CAT scan, CT scan; a type of body scan that uses a comp...