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X-ray barium enema was being used in diagnosis of acute diverticulitis but it was not the best procedure to diagnose the disease. Enema has many disadvantages which include:<ref name="pmid6697835">{{cite journal| author=Gottesman L, Zevon SJ, Brabbee GW, Dailey T, Wichern WA| title=The use of water-soluble contrast enemas in the diagnosis of acute lower left quadrant peritonitis. | journal=Dis Colon Rectum | year= 1984 | volume= 27 | issue= 2 | pages= 84-8 | pmid=6697835 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6697835 }} </ref> | |||
*Enema rupture | |||
*It may cause cellulitis and peritonitis. | |||
*If failed, it will lead to the delay of the other imaging procedures to be held. | |||
*It may cause acute intestinal obstruction. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
There are no xray findings associated with diverticulitis.
X Ray
X-ray barium enema was being used in diagnosis of acute diverticulitis but it was not the best procedure to diagnose the disease. Enema has many disadvantages which include:[1]
- Enema rupture
- It may cause cellulitis and peritonitis.
- If failed, it will lead to the delay of the other imaging procedures to be held.
- It may cause acute intestinal obstruction.
References
- ↑ Gottesman L, Zevon SJ, Brabbee GW, Dailey T, Wichern WA (1984). "The use of water-soluble contrast enemas in the diagnosis of acute lower left quadrant peritonitis". Dis Colon Rectum. 27 (2): 84–8. PMID 6697835.