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Endoscopy in Small Bowel Disorders

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There has been a slow but steady decline in the volume of barium studies performed in the world during the past 20 years. The recent literature shows a gradual replacement of the barium studies with endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, and new radiological methods (computed tomography enterography or magnetic resonance enterography) in most clinical situations, such as neoplasm, the screening of patients with familial polyposis, high-grade small bowel obstructions, and active or obscure GI bleeding. Moreover the clinical and diagnostic approach to the patient with abdominal pain has significantly changed with ultrasound being almost always the initial examination in a wide range of situations. However, barium studies are still the most common and accessible radiological methods, important particularly in situations when other new technologies are limited. The former allow correct diagnosis at a lower cost and fewer complications. For these reasons we decided to focus the chapter on two issues: intestinal malrotation and Crohn’s disease.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Emergency Department, “Umberto I” University Hospital, Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, 00161, Italy

    Emanuele Casciani M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Radiology, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Via Morosini 30, Rome, 00153, Italy

    Paola Cerro M.D.

  3. Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, 00161, Italy

    Giovanni Di Nardo M.D., Ph.D.

  4. Paediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Department of Paediatrics, “Umberto I” University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00161, Italy

    Salvatore Oliva M.D.

  5. Department of Radiology, Emergency Department, “Umberto I” University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, 00165, Italy

    Gianfranco Gualdi M.D.

  6. Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Childhood Neuropsychiatry, “Umberto I” University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, 00161, Italy

    Salvatore Cucchiara M.D., Ph.D.

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Casciani, E., Cerro, P., Di Nardo, G., Oliva, S., Gualdi, G., Cucchiara, S. (2015). Barium Studies. In: Kozarek, R., Leighton, J. (eds) Endoscopy in Small Bowel Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14415-3_2

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