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Carcinoma of the colon remains the second most necessary to obtain a clean colon and the optimal common deadly malignant tumor affiicting hu- barium sulfate suspensions to be employed. The book deals succinctly with die BE examina- maniry. It has also been shown that the great major- tion in children and frankly discusses the relative iry of colonic cancers start as polyps. It is proven, merits of colonoscopy versus DCBE. An intriguing furthermore, that as with carcinoma of the breast, survival of patients found to have carcinoma of the and captivating chapter on the psychologic impli- colon is directly related to early detection. With the cations of barium enemas concluaes this interesting increasing awareness throughout the industrialized book. The illustrations, with multiple high qualiry ra- world that health care expenditures need to be care- fully monitored, designing an*affordable diagnostic diographic examples of pathologic conditions oc- screening approach is essential, as it is apparent that curring in the colon, contribute significantly to the colonoscopy is too costly and too involved. great value of this book, and the schematic draw- This book, by Professor Giorgio Cittadini, pre- ings clarifY its messages. sents a superb approach to the performance of the The greatest advantages of Professor Cittadini's double-contrast oarium enema (DC BE) examina- book, however, are its clariry, succinctness and ob- tion of the colon. It discusses, in great detail, the jectiviry. It also makes for enjoyable reading.

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Author:   Giorgio Cittadini ,  A.R. Margulis ,  N. Pandolfo ,  N. Rizzola
Publisher:   Springer Verlag
Imprint:   Springer Verlag
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Weight:   0.335kg
ISBN:  

9788847022195

ISBN 10:   8847022193
Pages:   137
Publication Date:   24 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Si Parva Licet Componere Magnis.- 2 A Short Long History.- 3 Why Double Contrast Barium Enema?.- Normal Anatomic Structures.- Pathologic Findings Better Defined by DCBE.- Pathologic Findings Assessable by DCBE Only.- 4 The Genoa Technique in Action.- Intestinal Preparation of the Patient.- Colon Hypotonization.- Barium Suspension.- Double Contrast Implementation.- Radiographic Technique.- 5 Fundamentals of Large Bowel Anatomy Related to the Problems of DCBE.- 6 Fundamentals of Large Bowel Physiology Related to the Problems of DCBE.- Absorption and Excretion.- Secretion.- Intestinal Flora Activity.- Motor Activity.- 7 Is Diet Control a Compulsory Step in the Preparation to DCBE?.- Low-Residue Fiber-Free Diet.- Properties of Dietary Fiber.- Dietary Fiber.- 8 Cathartics and their Combination.- Saline Purgatives.- Irritant Purgatives.- Combination of Cathartics.- Oral Colonic Lavage Solutions.- 9 Is the Cleansing Enema a Necessary Ritual?.- 10 A Simple, Innocuous and Effective Method for Cleansing the Large Bowel without Enemas.- 11 Effects of Antimuscarinic Drugs on the Colon.- 12 Colonic Pressure Values after Administration of Atropine, Buscopan and Glucagon.- 13 Glucagon and the Colon.- 14 Barium Suspensions.- Barium Suspensions and their Properties.- Sedimentation.- Chemical Flocculation.- Biochemical Flocculation.- Barium Column Segmentation.- Adhesion to Intestinal Mucosae.- Foam Formation.- 15 Which Barium Suspension?.- 16 The Radiographic Recording System.- 17 DCBE and Risk of Radioinduced Somatic and Genetic Damage.- 18 Barium Enema Examination of the Colon in Children.- 19 DCBE and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Only Negative Signs?.- 20 Radiology and Surgical Problems of the Large Bowel.- Diverticular Disease.- Idiopathic Ulcerative Colitis.- Crohns Disease.- Secondary Irritable Colon.- Colon Polyps.- Malignant Tumors of the Colon.- Malignant Tumors of the Rectum.- 21 DCBE and Colonoscopy.- 22 Enema, Conflicts and Perspectives: The Psychological Point of View.- Personality and Enemas.- Functional Disorders of the Large Bowel.- Psychoradiological Stimulation.- Body Image Integration.- The Radiologist.

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