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Contrast radiography in small bowel obstruction. A randomized trial of barium sulfate and a nonionic low-osmolar
T G Sandikcioglu1, S Torp-Madsen, I K Pedersen
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Acta Radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987)
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Thirty-six adult patients clinically suspected of small bowel obstruction underwent small bowel contrast radiography with either barium sulfate or a nonionic low-osmolar contrast medium after randomization. Films were taken after 2, 4, and 8 hours and later when needed. No difference as regards visualization and diagnostic quality was found between the 2 media. It is concluded that a nonionic low-osmolar contrast medium is an alternative to barium sulfate for small bowel contrast radiography where small bowel obstruction is suspected.