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Descriptor English: Barium Enema
Descriptor Spanish: Enema Opaco
Descriptor enema opaco
Entry term(s) enema baritado
enema de bario
Scope note: Examen por RAYOS X del TRACTO GASTROINTESTINAL INFERIOR. La imagen se realiza mientras un COMPUESTO DE BARIO (p. ej., SULFATO DE BARIO) rellena el intestino grueso a través del recto como MATERIAL DE CONTRASTE.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enema Opaco
Descriptor French: Lavement baryté
Entry term(s): Barium Enemas
Enema, Barium
Tree number(s): E01.370.350.700.225.313
E02.319.347.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071941
Scope note: X-RAY examination of LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Imaging is done while a BARIUM COMPOUND (e.g., BARIUM SULFATE) fills the large intestine via the rectum as a CONTRAST MATERIAL.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Barium (1963-2016)
Barium Sulfate (1963-2016)
Enema (1963-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
DeCS ID: 56663
Unique ID: D000071941
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Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/06/29
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Barium Enema - Preferred
Concept UI M000616079
Scope note X-RAY examination of LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Imaging is done while a BARIUM COMPOUND (e.g., BARIUM SULFATE) fills the large intestine via the rectum as a CONTRAST MATERIAL.
Preferred term Barium Enema
Entry term(s) Barium Enemas
Enema, Barium



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