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  • Title: Radiological examination of the small bowel.
    Author: Gilchrist AM, Mills JO.
    Journal: Ulster Med J; 1989 Oct; 58(2):124-30. PubMed ID: 2603259.
    Abstract:
    A retrospective study was made of 100 consecutive dedicated per-oral small bowel examinations. 33% of the studies were abnormal, of which almost half were due to Crohn's disease. When grouped according to clinical suspicion, 73.5% of those studies with a high index of clinical suspicion were abnormal. In the abnormal group a correct diagnosis was made in 90%, with two false positives. In the normal group a correct diagnosis was made in 91%, with no false negatives. It is suggested that the dedicated small bowel series offers a justifiable and practical alternative to other techniques such as intubation and direct infusion of contrast medium into the small bowel, or enteroclysis.
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