Late colonic obstruction after barium meal examination in a myxoedematous patient

Autor: NG Kounis, GM Zavras, PJ Papadaki, SN Kouni, M Batsolaki, GV Gouvelou‐Deligianni, CN Mallioris, CJ Artinopoulos, A Feretis, CM Koutsojannis
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: International journal of clinical practice. 57(1)
ISSN: 1368-5031
Popis: 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.
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