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Computed tomography of retroperitoneal perforation after barium enema
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Clinical Imaging
|August 1, 1990
Abstract:
A case of retroperitoneal perforation of the rectum complicating a single contrast barium enema is presented. The appearances on computed tomography (CT) allowed accurate depiction of the extent of barium extravasation not appreciated on plain films. Although this is an unusual complication of the barium enema, CT may prove useful when the suspicion of perforation arises.