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Retroperitoneal perforation of the rectum during barium enema examination.
Can J Surg. 1988 Jan; 31(1):49-50.CJ

Abstract

Colorectal perforation during barium enema examination is rare. The authors report the case of an 84-year-old woman in whom retroperitoneal perforation of the rectum occurred during barium enema examination. Potential mechanisms of injury include trauma, overinflation of the balloon, recent instrumentation and associated disease of the rectal mucosa. When the colon has been well prepared before examination, and air alone, not barium, has been insufflated into the retroperitoneum, then such injuries may be managed successfully without operation, as in this case.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Tadros S
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ont.
Watters JM
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AgedAged, 80 and overBarium SulfateEnemaHumansIntestinal PerforationMaleRectumRetroperitoneal Space

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

3337973

Citation

Tadros, S, and J M. Watters. "Retroperitoneal Perforation of the Rectum During Barium Enema Examination." Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie, vol. 31, no. 1, 1988, pp. 49-50.
Tadros S, Watters JM. Retroperitoneal perforation of the rectum during barium enema examination. Can J Surg. 1988;31(1):49-50.
Tadros, S., & Watters, J. M. (1988). Retroperitoneal perforation of the rectum during barium enema examination. Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie, 31(1), 49-50.
Tadros S, Watters JM. Retroperitoneal Perforation of the Rectum During Barium Enema Examination. Can J Surg. 1988;31(1):49-50. PubMed PMID: 3337973.
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