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Barium Enema

Aka: Barium Enema
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  1. Efficacy
    1. Background
      1. Initially thought to identify 85-95% of Colon Cancer
      2. Recent evaluations suggest much lower sensitivity
    2. Test Sensitivity
      1. Adenoma <0.5 cm diameter: 32%
      2. Adenoma 0.6 to 1 cm diameter: 53%
      3. Adenoma >1 cm diameter: 48%
    3. Test Specificity: 48%
    4. References
      1. Winawer (2000) N Engl J Med 342:1766-72
  2. Advantages
    1. Costs 50% of Colonoscopy
  3. Adverse Effects
    1. Complication Rate 1:5000
  4. Disadvantages
    1. Poorly visualizes rectal area
    2. Best done in combination endoscopy
      1. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
      2. Proctoscopy

Lower gastrointestinal tract contrast procedure (C0203075)

Definition (NCI) Injection of a barium-containing contrast medium through the anus and into the lower gastrointestinal tract so that X-rays can be taken in order to identify lesions and other abnormal growths.
Definition (NCI) A procedure in which a liquid that contains barium sulfate is put through the anus into the rectum and colon. Barium sulfate is a silver-white metallic compound that helps show pictures of the colon, rectum, and anus on an x-ray.
Concepts Diagnostic Procedure (T060)
ICD9 87.64
SnomedCT 265068003, 74140007, 145992004, 168836005, 303758005
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Italian Clisma opaco, Esame radiologico seriato del tratto digestivo inferiore
Dutch onderste maagdarmstelselreeks, bariumklysma
French Clichés en série des différents segments du tractus gastro-intestinal, Lavement baryté
German Serienaufnahmen des unteren GI-Traktes, Bariumeinlauf
Portuguese Série GI baixa, Enema baritado
Spanish Serie radiográfica del tracto gastrointestinal inferior, Barium enema, enema baritado, enema de bario (concepto no activo), enema de bario (procedimiento), enema de bario, examen radiológico del colon con bario, procedimiento con medio de contraste en el tracto gastrointestinal inferior (procedimiento), procedimiento con medio de contraste en el tracto gastrointestinal inferior, seriada gastrointestinal inferior (procedimiento), seriada gastrointestinal inferior, Enema de bario
Japanese 下部消化管造影, バリウム注腸, ﾊﾞﾘｳﾑﾁｭｳﾁｮｳ, ｶﾌﾞｼｮｳｶｶﾝｿﾞｳｴｲ
Czech RTG pasáž dolního gastrointestinálního traktu, Baryový nálev
Hungarian GI rendszer alsó szakasza vizsgálatsorozat, Bárium beöntés
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Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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