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Per oral pneumocolon examination of the ileocecal region

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The combination of orally administered barium and the introduction of air rectally at the time the barium column is in the region of the cecum and terminal ileum leads to an excellent visualization of the ileocecal region. It may be used whenever a conventional barium enema examination fails to show this region adequately.

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  1. Heitzman ER, Berne AS: Roentgen examination of the cecum and proximal ascending colon with ingested barium.Radiology 76:415–420, 1961

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  1. Departments of Radiology, University of California School of Medicine and Veterans Administration Hospital, San Francisco, USA

    M. J. Kellett, F. F. Zboralske & A. R. Margulis M.D.

  2. Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA

    M. J. Kellett, F. F. Zboralske & A. R. Margulis M.D.

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Kellett, M.J., Zboralske, F.F. & Margulis, A.R. Per oral pneumocolon examination of the ileocecal region. Gastrointest Radiol 1, 361–365 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02256398

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