Enema de bario
El enema de bario se realiza para examinar las paredes del colon. Durante el procedimiento, se inserta cuidadosamente en el recto un tubo para enema bien lubricado. A través de éste, se deja fluir en el colon el bario, un medio de contraste radiopaco, visible con rayos X. Se monitorea el flujo del bario a través de una pantalla fluoroscópica de rayos X (parecida a un monitor de TV). Este examen se utiliza para detectar el cáncer de colon. También se puede utilizar para diagnosticar y evaluar la severidad de enfermedades intestinales inflamatorias.
Revision
Last reviewed 12/14/2010 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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