Colonoscopy and the barium enema: a radiologic viewpoint
Ott, D.J.; Gelfand, D.W.; Chen, Y.M.; Munitz, H.A.
Southern Medical Journal 78(9): 1033-1035
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-4348 PMID: 4035426 Document Number: 255796
Adherents of colonoscopy are recommending that it replace the radiologic examination as the initial diagnostic study of the colon. We present the radiologic view, supporting the barium enema as a more practical approach to initial diagnostic evaluation. The radiologic examination is an equally reliable, less costly, and much safer method for detecting colonic disease.