CT Small Bowel Study
Introduction
Your doctor has requested a specialised CT examination of the small intestine – a Small Bowel Study
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Before the CT
Before the examination your diet must be restricted to enable the bowel to be cleaned of residue, otherwise the examination may not be completely satisfactory.
Please call into our clinic to make an appointment and collect your preparation.
Preparation Information
Day before examination:
- Evening meal – A light meal before 7pm.
- At 8pm – Mix the contents of the PICCOLAX sachet with 120mls of water. Drink all of this mixture followed by two large glasses of clear fluids.
- Have nothing to eat after drinking the laxative.
- Clear fluids may be taken throughout the evening to satisfy thirst.
- From midnight nothing to eat, sips of water for thirst.
Please bring any previous imaging with you on the day of your examination. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask us!
On the day of the examination
In most cases, on arriving at the clinic for your scan, you will be given a special solution to drink over the course of one hour – the solution coats and outlines the small bowel. Just before the CT scan itself, you will be given an intravenous injection of a contrast dye which will help provide additional information to the Radiologist (doctor). The CT scan is very quick and should take no longer than 15 minutes.
Occasionally your doctor may ask specifically for a `CT Enterocolysis` small bowel study. This involves putting the solution directly into the stomach via a small tube (rather than drinking it). The tube is inserted into the nose after a spray of local anaesthetic to minimise discomfort. The tube is then guided to the correct position by the Radiologist and the solution is run through this tube into the bowel while you are lying on the CT scanner.
Information brochure
Download brochureLocations where this service is available
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Armadale Hospital
The Medical Centre Building
3056 Albany Highway
ArmadalePh: 9391 0100
Fx: 9391 2019Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Service available to Emergency Department patients after hours. -
Bentley Hospital
Bentley Health Service (B Block)
33-56 Mills Street
BentleyPh: 9232 3800
Fx: 9350 5644Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
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Booragoon
260 Leach Highway (corner Norma Road)
BooragoonPh: 9333 5600
Fx: 9317 8368Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Saturday 8:30am-12pm*
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Joondalup Health Campus
Shenton Avenue
JoondalupPh: 9400 0500
Fx: 9400 9033Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
*On-call service available 24/7 -
Midland
Victoria Street Radiology
21-23 Victoria Street
MidlandPh: 9374 2600
Fx: 9374 2691Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Saturday 8:30am-12pm*
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Midland Public Hospital
1 Clayton Street
MidlandPh: 6274 3500
Fx: 6274 3590Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
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Mount Medical Centre
Level 2
140 Mounts Bay Road
PerthPh: 6228 6200
Fx: 6228 6240Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Saturday 9:00am-12pm*
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Nollamara
217 Wanneroo Road (corner Morley Drive)
BalcattaPh: 9440 7400
Fx: 9440 7490Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Saturday 8:30am-12pm*
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Subiaco
Magnetic Resonance Centre
127 Hamersley Road
SubiacoPh: 9380 0900
Fx: 9380 4188Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
7 Day MRI service