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Aspiration of Barium Contrast
The aspiration of barium contrast is a rare complication that may occur during studies of the digestive tract. Barium is an inert material that can cause anywhere from an asymptomatic mechanical obstruction to serious symptoms of respiratory distress that can result in patient death. We present the...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189518/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25309769 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/215832 |
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author | Fuentes Santos, Cristina Steen, Bárbara |
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description | The aspiration of barium contrast is a rare complication that may occur during studies of the digestive tract. Barium is an inert material that can cause anywhere from an asymptomatic mechanical obstruction to serious symptoms of respiratory distress that can result in patient death. We present the case of a 79-year-old male patient in whom we observed the presence of contrast medium residue in the lung parenchyma as an incidental finding during hospitalization. When the patient's medical file was reviewed, images were found of a barium swallow study that the patient had undergone months earlier, and we were able to observe the exact moment of the aspiration of the contrast material. The patient had been asymptomatic since the test. |
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spelling | pubmed-41895182014-10-12 Aspiration of Barium Contrast Fuentes Santos, Cristina Steen, Bárbara Case Rep Pulmonol Case Report The aspiration of barium contrast is a rare complication that may occur during studies of the digestive tract. Barium is an inert material that can cause anywhere from an asymptomatic mechanical obstruction to serious symptoms of respiratory distress that can result in patient death. We present the case of a 79-year-old male patient in whom we observed the presence of contrast medium residue in the lung parenchyma as an incidental finding during hospitalization. When the patient's medical file was reviewed, images were found of a barium swallow study that the patient had undergone months earlier, and we were able to observe the exact moment of the aspiration of the contrast material. The patient had been asymptomatic since the test. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC4189518/ /pubmed/25309769 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/215832 Text en Copyright © 2014 C. Fuentes Santos and B. Steen. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Fuentes Santos, Cristina Steen, Bárbara Aspiration of Barium Contrast |
title | Aspiration of Barium Contrast |
title_full | Aspiration of Barium Contrast |
title_fullStr | Aspiration of Barium Contrast |
title_full_unstemmed | Aspiration of Barium Contrast |
title_short | Aspiration of Barium Contrast |
title_sort | aspiration of barium contrast |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189518/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25309769 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/215832 |
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