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The final diagnosis in patients with normal barium enema
Abstract:
This investigation, based on 139 consecutive patients subjected to barium enema, represent an attempt to supplement general clinical experience with exact data on the diagnostic value of radiographic examination of the colon. About one half of the patients suffered from diseases outside the gastrointestinal tract, and it is suggested that further research is needed to explain the complaints in this large group of patients. The age and sex of patients referred for examination were of special significance. The diagnostic value of the symptomatology is analysed, but no symptoms permit a prediction of the outcome of the x-ray examination.
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