Small Bowel Obstruction Following Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Enterography Using Psyllium Seed Husk As an Oral Contrast Agent | Zendy

Yingming Amy Chen | Zendy; Patrick Cervini | Zendy; Anish Kirpalani | Zendy; Paraskevi A. Vlachou | Zendy; Samir C. Grover | Zendy; Errol Colak | Zendy

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Small Bowel Obstruction Following Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Enterography Using Psyllium Seed Husk As an Oral Contrast Agent

Author(s) -

Yingming Amy Chen,

Patrick Cervini,

Anish Kirpalani,

Paraskevi A. Vlachou,

Samir C. Grover,

Errol Colak

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.921

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 2291-2797

pISSN - 2291-2789

DOI - 10.1155/2014/501043

Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , computed tomography , psyllium , radiology , contrast medium , complication , husk , contrast (vision) , surgery , dietary fiber , chemistry , food science , botany , artificial intelligence , biology , computer science

The authors report a case series describing four patients who developed small bowel obstruction following the use of psyllium seed husk as an oral contrast agent for computed tomography or magnetic resonance enterography. Radiologists who oversee computed tomography and magnetic resonance enterography should be aware of this potential complication when using psyllium seed husk and other bulking agents, particularly when imaging patients with known or suspected small bowel strictures or active inflammation.

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