enteroclysis

Apart from Crohn's disease as mentioned above, enteroclysis is invaluable in small intestinal obstruction.

Any suspicion of a large intestinal obstruction precludes an enteroclysis until the possibility has been excluded.

CT and MRI scans are useful for evaluating the small bowel with enteroclysis protocols.

The diagnosis of ulcerative jejunoileitis is made by enteroclysis of the small intestine, enteroscopy, or CT scan of the abdomen.

Investigations of the gastrointestinal tract, including barium enemas, defecating proctograms, barium meals and barium swallows, and enteroclysis.

CT enteroclysis is now available which combines the advantages of CT (ample extraluminal information and visualization) and conventional enteroclysis (distension of small bowel for visualization).

If enteroclysis is conducted in a patient suspected of large bowel obstruction, the ileocecal valve will pump the contrast material into the dilated caecum which lies proximal to the obstruction in large intestine.

A report suggested CT enteroclysis to be superior to conventional enteroclysis in evaluation of symptomatic Crohn's disease, especially for the detection of fistula, abscess, skip lesions, lymphadenopathy, and conglomeration of small bowel loops.