Main description:

Carcinoma of the colon remains the second most necessary to obtain a clean colon and the optimal common deadly malignant tumor affiicting hu- barium sulfate suspensions to be employed. The book deals succinctly with die BE examina- maniry. It has also been shown that the great major- tion in children and frankly discusses the relative iry of colonic cancers start as polyps. It is proven, merits of colonoscopy versus DCBE. An intriguing furthermore, that as with carcinoma of the breast, survival of patients found to have carcinoma of the and captivating chapter on the psychologic impli- colon is directly related to early detection. With the cations of barium enemas concluaes this interesting increasing awareness throughout the industrialized book. The illustrations, with multiple high qualiry ra- world that health care expenditures need to be care- fully monitored, designing an*affordable diagnostic diographic examples of pathologic conditions oc- screening approach is essential, as it is apparent that curring in the colon, contribute significantly to the colonoscopy is too costly and too involved. great value of this book, and the schematic draw- This book, by Professor Giorgio Cittadini, pre- ings clarifY its messages.
sents a superb approach to the performance of the The greatest advantages of Professor Cittadini's double-contrast oarium enema (DC BE) examina- book, however, are its clariry, succinctness and ob- tion of the colon. It discusses, in great detail, the jectiviry. It also makes for enjoyable reading.

Contents:

Si parva licet componere magnis. - A short long history. - Why double-contrast barium enema? - The Genoa technique in action. - Fundamentals of large bowel anatomy related to the problems of DCBE. - Fundamentals of large bowel physiology related to the problems of DCBE. - Fundamentals of large bowel physiology related to the problems of DCBE. - Is diet control a compulsory step in the preparation of DCBE? - Cathartic and their combination - Is the cleansing enema a necessary ritual? - A simple, innocuous and effective method for cleansing the large bowel without enemas. - Effects of antimuscarinic drugs on the colon. - Colonic pressure values after administration of atropine, buscopan and glucagon.