Iatrogenic constipation from barium blockade: A case report

Barolith, a mixture of inspissated barium and feces, is a rare complication of barium‐contrast studies that lead to intestinal obstruction. With the high morbidity associated with barolith impaction, we recommend that physicians be more aware of complications, increase prompt diagnosis, and initiati...

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Autores principales: Pathan, Shajadi, Benzar, Taras, Master, Samip, Peddi, Prakash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6692969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31428392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2280
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description Barolith, a mixture of inspissated barium and feces, is a rare complication of barium‐contrast studies that lead to intestinal obstruction. With the high morbidity associated with barolith impaction, we recommend that physicians be more aware of complications, increase prompt diagnosis, and initiation of laxatives once discovered.
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spelling pubmed-66929692019-08-19 Iatrogenic constipation from barium blockade: A case report Pathan, Shajadi Benzar, Taras Master, Samip Peddi, Prakash Clin Case Rep Case Reports Barolith, a mixture of inspissated barium and feces, is a rare complication of barium‐contrast studies that lead to intestinal obstruction. With the high morbidity associated with barolith impaction, we recommend that physicians be more aware of complications, increase prompt diagnosis, and initiation of laxatives once discovered. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-07-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6692969/ /pubmed/31428392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2280 Text en © 2019 The Authors Clinical Case Reports Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Iatrogenic constipation from barium blockade: A case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6692969/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2280
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