VISUALIZATION OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH AIR AND BARIUM FOLLOWING A BARIUM MEAL
Authors: Daniel B. Faust, Charles S. Mudgett
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1943)

Case Reports1 August 1943VISUALIZATION OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH AIR AND BARIUM FOLLOWING A BARIUM MEALDANIEL B. FAUST, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES S. MUDGETT, M.D., F.A.C.P.DANIEL B. FAUST, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES S. MUDGETT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-2-356 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring studies made on the gastrointestinal tract, it has been noted from time to time that the gall-bladder or bile ducts, or both, contain air or barium. There has been much speculation about the cause of these occasional findings and an even greater interest as to the relationship between such findings and the symptoms presented by the patient. The cases reported are far from being identical and opinions differ greatly as to the cause.In 1901, Stolz1reported three cases in which gas was found in the gall-bladder at autopsy. In 1925, Kirchmayr2reported an emphysematous cholecystitis diagnosed during a...Bibliography1. STOLZ A: Ueber Gasbildung in den Gallenwegen, Virchow's Arch. f. path. Anat., 1901, clxv, 90-123. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. KIRCHMAYR L: Ueber einen Fall von Gasbrand der Gallenblase, Zentralbl. f. Chir., 1925, lii, 1522. Google Scholar3. WAHLBERG K: Die Gasbazilleninfektion der Gallenblase, München. med. Wchnschr., 1927, lxxiv, 2095. Google Scholar4. HEGNER CF: Gaseous pericholecystitis with cholecystitis, Arch. Surg., 1931, xxii, 993-1000. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. GABRIEL WB: Proof of patency of bile duct by injection of lipiodol, Lancet, 1930, i, 1014-1015. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. JENKINSONBROUSE ELIE: Visualization of bile ducts following administration of barium meal, Am. Jr. Surg., 1931, xii, 499-501. 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