[New preparation method for barium enema: efficacy and administration of oral intestinal lavage solution with gastrointestinal prokinetic agent].

The modified Brown's method is commonly used in Japan as preparation for barium enema; however, in a few cases, its cleansing effect is not satisfactory even with the use of adequate diet. To develop a new method of preparation for barium enema, we examined the use of an oral intestinal lavage solution (PEG-ELS) with mosapride and compared it with the modified Brown's method. We administered mosapride and PEG-ELS by four different methods.

[Blood flow measurement of renal artery branches, in special reference to interlobular artery by color Doppler].

Blood flow measurement was performed in 58 kidneys of healthy persons. Detection rate, maximum flow velocity (Vmax), pulsatility index (PI) and resistive index (RI) were measured at main renal artery, segmental artery, interlobar artery and interlobular artery with 2 D-Doppler ultrasound machines. Detection rate was highest at interlobar artery.