Barium peritonitis: a near-fatal complication following a distal loopogram.

A 57-year-old man was admitted for ileostomy closure in a tertiary care centre in South India. Ileostomy was done 6 weeks ago for gangrene of distal 150 cm of ileum due to atherosclerosis of superior mesenteric artery. The gangrenous segment of the bowel was resected, and the ends were brought out