BARIUM GRANULOMA OF THE RECTUM

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To the best of our knowledge, barium sulfate has not been described as the cause of a foreign body granuloma in the alimentary tract. The identification of barium as the cause of a polypoid submucosal lesion of the rectum furnishes the basis of this report. Refvem, by using polarized light, reexamined 209 lesions initially diagnosed as foreign body granuloma, granulation tissue, and chronic specific and nonspecific inflammation of the intestinal tract. He found foreign bodies in 53. Talc was the causative agent in 60% of these cases, with biotite, calcareous spar, and cotton comprising another 21%. Unidentified foreign bodies caused the other 19%. In his series, the highest incidence of foreign body granulomas was in the anorectal region, and 75% of these were due to talc. Barium was not identified in any of the cases. Barium sulfate suspension has been observed entering the bronchi by accidental aspiration or through a

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