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barium enema [′bar·ē·əm ′en·ə·mə] (medicine) A suspension of barium sulfate administered as an enema into the lower bowel to render it radiopaque. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In 1991, a latex barium enema tip associated with 16 deaths was recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); this led to an increased awareness of the risk of life-threatening type I allergy associated with NRL devices (Gelfand 1991). A member was considered to have had a colorectal cancer screening if the claims analysis found evidence of a fecal occult blood test (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or double-contrast barium enema. had originally had an incomplete colonoscopy and never had a follow-up barium enema to exclude cancer. |
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