Gamuts

Residual intestinal barium

The human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder). Digestion involves the breakdown of food into smaller and smaller components, until they can be absorbed and assimilated into the body. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Aganglionosis of colon
Barium in appendix
Barium in diverticula
Blind loop syndrome
Chagas disease
Cryptosporidiosis
Drug
Duplication of intestine
Fecal impaction
Gastric obstruction
Hirschsprung disease
Hypothyroidism
Infantile hypothyroidism
Meckel diverticulum
Nonobstructive ileus
Perforation of intestine
Postoperative state
Scleroderma
Stricture of intestine
May Be Caused by
Aganglionosis of colon
Barium in appendix
Barium in diverticula
Blind loop syndrome
Chagas disease
Cryptosporidiosis
Drug
Duplication of intestine
Fecal impaction
Gastric obstruction
Hirschsprung disease
Hypothyroidism
Infantile hypothyroidism
Meckel diverticulum
Nonobstructive ileus
Perforation of intestine
Postoperative state
Scleroderma
Stricture of intestine


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