[The importance of enteroclysis in Crohn's disease]

The authors discuss the importance of enteroclysis in Crohn's disease. In a group of 22 patients the finding was negative only in four where the primary localization of the disease was beyond the small intestine. In the remaining patients enteroclysis either confirmed the extent of the affection assessed during irrigoscopy or more frequently revealed a more extensive affection of the small intestine than was originally assumed, provided evidence of an affection not revealed by other methods, drew attention to imminent obstruction or another serious complication and in two instances established the diagnosis. Enteroclysis in Crohn's disease is a valuable method which cannot be replaced by another examination.