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Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2012 Mar;2(1):63-4. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2012.01.05.

Demonstration of a sigmoid colon fistula using CT with gastrografin enema.

Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery

Lei Shi, Guo-Liang Shao

Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiology, ZheJiang Cancer Hospital, Hang Zhou, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 23256063 PMCID: PMC3496498 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2012.01.05

Abstract

Intestinal fistula is one of the serious complications after surgery. The strategies of treatment are different according to the location, size, and number of intestinal fistula. We present a case of sigmoid colon fistula which occurred after surgery and chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. In this case, CT with gastrografin enema showed the exact location of the fistula.

Keywords: Intestinal fistula; computer tomography; enema

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