RADIO-OPAQUE ENEMA TECHNIQUE FOLLOWING ENDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF COLON Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A61B6/00 A61B6/04 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: radio-opaque enema technique following incomplete colonoscopy involves the stages: plan radiography of abdominal cavity organs is performed in a prone patient to assess a position features of an air-inflated colon, then in a left lateral position, barium diluted 1:3 or 1:4 is introduced to the patient, while introducing, the patient is repositioned taking into account the detected position features of the colon so that barium travels in a colon lumen under its own weight. After barium comes through a blind intestine or an ascending colon, the patient turns around by a right side. Then standard roentgenograms are performed.

EFFECT: method enables estimating the colon condition following failed colonoscopy, provides information completeness of diagnostics and differential diagnostics of colon diseases, extends possibilities of an X-ray technique without complications and demand of additional implementation resources.

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