Double contrast barium enema, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998 The Genoa approach

A presentation of a technique for performing the double-contrast barium enema examination of the colon. It discusses the reasons for using this technique, the steps necessary to obtain a clear colon and the optimal barium sulfate suspensions to be employed.

Si parva licet componere magnis. - A short long history. - Why double-contrast barium enema? - The Genoa technique in action. - Fundamentals of large bowel anatomy related to the problems of DCBE. - Fundamentals of large bowel physiology related to the problems of DCBE. - Fundamentals of large bowel physiology related to the problems of DCBE. - Is diet control a compulsory step in the preparation of DCBE? - Cathartic and their combination - Is the cleansing enema a necessary ritual? - A simple, innocuous and effective method for cleansing the large bowel without enemas. - Effects of antimuscarinic drugs on the colon. - Colonic pressure values after administration of atropine, buscopan and glucagon.