ABSTRACT

Objective:

To Investigate The Diagnostic Value of Enteroclysis in Small Intestine Diseases.

Material and Method:

A total of 16 patients, 9 of which were male and 7 of which were female with an age range from 15 to 84 ( avarage 47.5) with abdominal pain which could not be explained by examining the upper and lower gastrointestinal system, chronic diarrhea, obcsure weight loss but suspected small intestine disease, asthenia, anemia, were investigated with double contrast enteroclysis examination using Herlinger method in which barium sulphate and methyl cellulose solution were used.

Results:

In four cases malabsorbion findings (dilation in small intestine segments, increase in mo-tility, decrease in mucosal involvement); in 2 out of 3 cases with known Crohn disease rigidity in terminal ileum, ulcers in distal part; in one case loss of haustration in dismal half of the colon were detected. In one case filling defect by an ascaris; in one case rigidity in secondary terminal ileum to the invasion of cecum tumor and mucosal disorder; in one case thickening of folds; in two cases findings of external impression to small intestine segments; in two cases normal findings; in one case decrease in motility; in one case secondary changes to the operation in the terminal ileum were detected.

Conclusion:

Enteroclysis is an highly sensitive method of examination which has high accuracy rates at the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of small intestine diseases whose endoscopic and radiological examinations are limited.