BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Sodium phosphate is a key component of bowel preparation regimen for colon capsule endoscopy (CCE), but may cause serious complications. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of Gastrografin, substituted for sodium phosphate, in CCE bowel preparation. PATIENTS AND METHODS In total, 29 patients (median age 64 years; 23 females) underwent CCE, covered by the nat...

OBJECTIVES Adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical emergency. It is estimated that at least 60% of SBO are due to post-operative adhesions. Water soluble contrast agents (gastrografin) have been used to identify patients who might be treated non-operatively. This study aims to determine the role of gastrografin in adhesive intestinal obstruction patients. METHODS In this p...

Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Department of Neonatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Received August 20, 2003 ; Accepted February 9, 2004 Address reprint requests to : Hyun Woo Goo, Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Poongnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. Tel. 82-2-3010-4388 Fax....

The widespread use of contrast radiography has made it easier to diagnose and treat many abdominal conditions in both children and adults. Apart from barium, other contrast media such as Gastrografin, clear fluids such as saline and Hartman's solution and even tap water and air have all been employed as contrast, with good results. Contrast enemas play an important role in the diagnosis of abdo...

We report the case of a 39-year-old male, BMI 39.2 kg/m2 and 57.6% excess weight (EW) submitted to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). One month after surgery the patient returned in poor general condition and food vomiting associated with abdominal pain. Gastrografin swallow study showed the presence of a medium-gastric stenosis of about 2 cm long. Endoscopy confirmed the presence of stenos...

Background: Adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) is common. Most patients can be managed nonoperatively, although the worry about missing ischemic bowel is always a worry. Signs and symptoms that indicate an urgent trip to the operating room are still lacking even in this day and age of CT assessment of patients with SBO. Objective: To evaluate a treatment algorithm for patients with SBO. Des...

A 46-year-old Japanese man visited our hospital for chronic abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea and discharge of proglottids for 7 years. He had been living in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Ileography using meglumine/diatrizoate sodium (Gastrografin) revealed a long tapeworm. A Taenia saginata including the scolex was excreted through the intestinal tract by the administration of total 780 ...

BACKGROUND Epiphrenic diverticulum is an uncommon disorder of the distal third of the esophagus. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman with a large symptomatic esophageal epiphrenic diverticulum, diffuse nonspecific esophageal dysmotility, and a hiatal hernia. METHODS Surgery was indicated by the patient's symptoms, the size of the diverticulum (maximum diameter 10 cm), and the associated...