INTRODUCTION Positive oral contrast is no longer deemed necessary for abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) scans. Studies have shown water to be an equally effective oral contrast agent. However, to our knowledge no study has compared effectiveness between gastrografin and water in the same patient, which will provide a more objective evaluation of the two oral contrast agents. We aim to mak...

background small bowel obstruction is one of the most common surgical emergencies and main causes of hospital admissions. diatrizoate meglumine gastrografin, a hyperosmolar water-soluble contrast agent, has been used to triage patients with small bowel obstruction for an operative or a non-operative management. it can also have a therapeutic effect by increasing the pressure gradient across obs...

BACKGROUND Adhesions are the most important cause of intestinal obstruction. Approximately 25% of surgical admissions for acute abdominal conditions are due to intestinal obstruction. Better diagnostic and treatment methods of intestinal obstruction could potentially reduce mortality rate to 5-10%. Gastrografin(®) could contribute to this achieve this. AIM To present a protocol to treat adhes...

AIM To compare the diagnostic accuracy of a consolidated method (i.e.gastrografin) and a new one (i.e.radiopaque markers) in detecting complete intestinal obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-one patients with suspected small bowel obstruction were enrolled and received at admission orally 100 ml of Gastrografin and 10 radiopaque markers at the same time. A series of plain abdominal radi...

Objective: To investigate the value of the hyperosmolar water-soluble contrast medium Gastrografin® in choosing which patients with small-intestine obstruction, caused by post-operative adhesions, to treat conservatively. Summary Background Data: Post-operative abdominal adhesions represent the main aetiological factor for intestinal obstruction. The mortality rate from intestinal obstruction h...

INTRODUCTION The treatment of adhesive small bowel obstruction is controversial, with both operative and non-operative management practiced in different centers worldwide. Non-operative management is increasingly getting popular, though operative rates still remain high. A study to compare the efficacy of an oral water-soluble medium (Gastrografin®) with standard conservative management, both n...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether enteral application of the osmotic contrast agent Gastrografin accelerates complete meconium excretion and improves feeding tolerance in very low birth weight infants. METHODS This study was a stratified, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in premature infants with a birth weight <1500 g and a gestational age <32 weeks who received 3 mL/kg Gastrografin diluted...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the therapeutic value of Gastrografin in shortening duration of prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) after elective colorectal surgery. BACKGROUND Gut wall edema is central to the pathogenesis of PPOI. Hyperosmotic, orally administered, water-soluble contrast media such as Gastrografin are theoretically capable of mitigating this edema. METHODS A double-blinded, pla...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether enteral application of the osmotic contrast agent Gastrografin accelerates complete meconium excretion and improves feeding tolerance in very low birth weight infants. METHODS: This study was a stratified, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in premature infants with a birth weight ,1500 g and a gestational age ,32 weeks who received 3 mL/kg Gastrografin diluted...

Sodium phosphate (NaP) is a key component of the standard bowel preparation regimen for colon capsule endoscopy (CCE, PillCom® COLON2 Capsule Endoscopy: Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA), particularly to cause excretion of the capsule endoscope while the battery is still functioning. Previous reports have demonstrated that other laxatives including polyethylene glycol and magnesium citrate were ...