Small Bowel Enteroclysis Series

Procedure Title: Small Bowel Enterocysis Series
Patient Name: __________________________________________

Appointment Time:
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Where:		You will report to the Radiology registration area on the 1st floor of Cobb Tower, Oconee Regional Medical Center with your doctor’s order. Please report to registration 30 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
Purpose :		To achieve a fully accurate study of the small bowel by introducing a liquid barium and water-like substance directly into the upper part of the small intestine.
Preparation:		If you are a woman of childbearing age and there is a chance you may be pregnant, please consult your physician before scheduling this exam. Medications can be taken prior to your test. Pills should be taken with just a small amount of water, early in the morning. You should not take insulin if you are fasting for your exam. However you should bring your insulin with you so you can take it after the exam. Also, when making your appointment, tell the scheduler if you are diabetic and request an appointment time early in the day. NO FOOD OR LIQUIDS are to be taken after midnight the day before the exam.
Procedure:		You will be given two tablets of Metoclopramide (Reglan) 20 minutes before the examination begins; the purpose is to help the flow of the barium through the small bowel. You will be asked to change into a hospital gown and sit on the side of the x-ray table. The radiologist will spray your throat in order to render its surface insensitive. You will be helped to swallow a soft plastic tube; its diameter is slightly larger than a spaghetti noodle. You will then lie down on the x-ray table and the tube will be passed through the stomach into the upper portion of your small bowel. The radiographer will then introduce barium through the tube and this will be followed by a water-like solution to propel the barium through the small bowel. A total quality of one to two liters of fluid will be introduced, and you may experience a feeling of fullness. A number of x-ray images will be taken. At the end of the examination the tube will be removed.
After Care:		You will feel an urge to go to the bathroom and you will pass much of the fluid that had been introduced. Occasionally it will be necessary for you to return to the x-ray room for a few additional images. The radiologist’s report of the results will be sent to your doctor. Your doctor will discuss the results of the test with you. Please call (478) 454-3810 (radiology) if you have additional questions.
Reviewed:		11/12/2008 Copyright 2008, Oconee Regional Medical Center 821 N. Cobb Street Milledgeville, GA 31061, (478) 454-3505