Barium Appendicitis
Daisuke Omura, M.D., Ph.D.1, 2), Naoko Yunoki, M.D., Ph.D.2), Yuki Otsuka, M.D.1), Yasuhiro Nakano, M.D., Ph.D.1), Hideharu Hagiya, M.D., Ph.D. 1) and Fumio Otsuka, M.D., Ph.D.1)
1) Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of
Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and
2) Department of Internal Medicine, Akaiwa Medical Assosiation Hospital, Akaiwa, Japan
Corresponding author: Daisuke OMURA, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
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E-mail: me20011@s.okayama-u.ac.jp
Acknowledgement: None to report.
Conflict of Interest: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Key words: appendicitis; barium
Key Clinical Message: We have presented a case of barium appendicitis, which is a rare complication of barium enema studies. Barium sulfate is used widely for gastrointestinal radiographic studies and is associated with few complications. Clinicians need to be fully aware of this complication. (41 words)
Authors’ Contribution: DO: wrote the first draft and managed all of the submission process. NY, YO, and YN: supervised clinical management of the patient. HH and FO: contributed to clinical management of the patient and revised the manuscript.