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Journal of the Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons
;
: 25-28, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-119722
ABSTRACT
Inadvertent vaginal insertion of barium sulfate is an uncommon complication of a barium enema examination. In the few reported cases, venous embolizaton of barium occurred and this usually resulted in death. We present here a case of vaginal insertion of the enema catheter in a young woman, resulting in barium in the uterus, fallopian tubes and abdominal cavity, but not in the veins. After an emergency laparoscopic operation, the patient had been doing well for 6 months without evidence of complication.