Comparison of Barium Enema and Colonoscopy in the Detection of Small Colonic Polyps
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 124 (3) , 631-635
- https://doi.org/10.1148/124.3.631
Abstract
A total of 210 patients was examined by Ba enema and colonoscopy. Polyps (219) were found in 112 patients. Single-contrast Ba enema missed 33 (45.2%) and double-contrast Ba enema missed 17 (11.7%) polyps. Colonoscopy failed to detect 6 polyps (2.7%), and another 21 (10%) were not seen because the area could not be reached by the colonoscope. Malignancy was present in 5 small polyps. The double-contrast Ba enema offers a definite advantage in the right colon. In general, the 2 methods are complementary.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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