Women tolerate colonoscopies and flexible sigmoidoscopies less well compared with men and are more likely to have an incomplete examination ... reduce the risk of colon cancer by stopping smoking ...

There were 14 cases in all, including 12 male and 2 female ... barium enema given shortly before admission showed a lesion of the ascending colon. The past history was irrelevant. Physical ...

Physical examination ... barium enema suggested that dilation >9 cm could potentially lead to perforation. [3] Recent studies suggest that potentially dangerous dilatation occurs if the colon ...

He had passed a meconium stool. On examination the abdomen was tympanitic, with high-pitched peristalsis. X-ray study of the colon by barium enema showed no cause for the obstruction in the colon ...