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Intramural perforation of the colon proximal to the rectosigmoid is a rare complication of the barium enema examination. We present a case in which air and barium entered the wall of the transverse colon, and then dissected through the transverse mesocolon during double-contrast barium enema in an asymptomatic patient with no known underlying colonic disease.
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Cho, K.C., Simmons, M.Z., Baker, S.R. et al. Spontaneous dissection of air into the transverse mesocolon during double-contrast barium enema. Gastrointest Radiol 15, 76–77 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888742
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888742