Observational Study
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World J Radiol. Jun 28, 2023; 15(6): 191-200
Published online Jun 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i6.191
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with contrast-enhanced abdominal X-ray (n = 131)
Procedure
n
Positive results (Success) n, %
Patency of hepaticojejunostomy (stricture? leakage?)2117
Patency of portoenterostomy (stricture? leakage?)1512
Esophagiectomy + Gastric pull-up 97
Total proximal gastrectomies 1411
Bariatric surgery1815
Gastrointestinal anastomosis 119
Intestinal obstruction (etiology? levels?)97
Acute abdomen? Etiology? (Perforation? leakage?)84
Dysfunctional ostomies 2-
Postoperative vomiting 137
Persistent vomiting (chemotherapy/follow-up period) 119
Total13198 (74.8)
Table 2 Effective doses of radiation for various radiological procedures and activities
Form of exposure to radiation
Effective dose (mSv)
Natural background radiation for 1 yr1.3-4.1 (mean 2.4)
Airline passenger with Subsonic flight at 36.000 feet from New York to Istanbul0.04
Abdominal/pelvic X-ray 0.7
Barium meal/enema3-10
Hiroshima (measured from the jawbone, 1997)9460
Average personal dose received by Turkish people due to the Chernobyl accident0.5
Mammogram0.4
Chest X-ray 0.02
Intravenous pyelography-IVP6
Abdominal CT (± contrast)10-30
Chest/cardiac CT 7.8/16
Pelvic CT 10
Angiography/venography11-33
CT-guided intervention11-17
Nuclear stress test with Tc-99m/thallium 11-22
Ultrasonography 0
Abdominal MRI0