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Addition of methyl cellulose enema to double-contrast barium imaging of sigmoid diverticulosis
R Olsson1, I Adnerhill, P Björkdahl
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden.
Acta Radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987)
|January 1, 1997
Abstract
Unlabelled:
Double-contrast barium enema has a reduced sensitivity in patients with severe sigmoid diverticulosis. Therefore a carboxy methyl cellulose enema was employed after the conventional double-contrast examination in 15 patients with sigmoid diverticulosis. A significant increase in lumen diameter and a superior removal of barium residue from the diverticula facilitated the interpretation of the sigmoid loops.
Conclusion:
The addition of methyl cellulose enema to double-contrast barium imaging improves diagnostic imaging in diverticulosis by expanding the lumen and emptying the diverticula.