[Investigation of the small bowel using an intubation method (author's transl)]

Small bowel contrast examinations by an intubation method were carried out in our hundred patients suspected of having small bowel disease. The method described by Sellink was used and the time and expenditure for carrying out the procedure was monitored. The effect of changes in the method on side effects and quality of the results were observed. Although the technique requires rather more time and effort, the side effects are minimal once it has been properly worked out and there are definite diagnostic gains compared with conventional methods of investigating the small bowel. The increased information available justifies the use of the intubation technique not only for selected problems, but as the primary method of examination of the small bowel.