Questionnaires were also completed by 140 patients undergoing double-contrast barium enema examinations.

Conclusion: Patients' experiences with barium enema examinations were significantly worse than with any other test.

Methods: 1510 consecutive patients underwent total colonoscopy for suspected colorectal lesions after barium enema examination.

Formal barium enema and CT reports were compared with any endoscopic examination performed within 1 year.

Recommend barium enema and X-rays for internal bleeding on the off-chance, yet no recent accidents, father says.

Conclusions: Double-read CT colonography is significantly more sensitive in detecting polyps than single-read double contrast barium enema.

A barium enema showed a rectosigmoid carcinoma.

I wouldn't have been surprised if one of the witty cocktails turned out to be a barium enema.

It took until March 2001 for her to have the barium enema bowel investigation which the surgeon had ordered.

Post subtotal colectomy barium enema showed a sign of "reservoir" at the residual ascending colon and cecum.

Background: Double-contrast barium enema still is regarded by many as the investigation of choice for patients with large bowel symptoms.

The CT scan is a helpful examination for enteric intussusceptions whether barium enema seems to be the most performing method for colonic lesions.

Fifty-four percent of patients who underwent barium enema had intrinsic colonic lesions, while 40% of patients who had endoscopies performed had their colonic tumors identified.

The aim of this study was to compare the confidence of experienced radiologists in excluding colonic neoplasia with CT colonography (CTC) compared with barium enema.

Barium enema findings revealed an ileal constriction approximately 25 cm from the anastomosed site toward the anus.

Barium enema disclosed rigidity of throughout the proximal colon and a slightly elevated lesion in the transverse colon.