Complications from extravasated retroperitoneal barium: case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | W C Diner, G L Purnell, C W Walker |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Duodenum Perforation (oil well) Wounds Penetrating Catheterization medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Retroperitoneal Space Abscess Duodenal Perforation Barium enema Aged Gastrointestinal tract business.industry medicine.disease Extravasation Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Radiology Barium Sulfate business Complication Tomography X-Ray Computed Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 173(3) |
| ISSN: | 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | Extravasation of barium into the retroperitoneum is an uncommon complication of radiologic examinations of the gastrointestinal tract. It may occur during evaluation of either the upper or lower tract. A case is presented in which the result was abscess formation, a potential delayed complication of duodenal perforation and retroperitoneal extravasation of barium. In this case, medical treatment was successful. |
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