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Revision as of 20:03, 10 January 2018
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammed Abdelwahed M.D[2]
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Overview
Gastrointestinal perforation CT
Chest CT
- Chest CT is done when fluoroscopy is equivocal, and there is persisting suspicion of perforation.
- Signs of chest CT scanning include:[1]
- Pleural or mediastinal fluid
- Pneumomediastinum or pneumothorax
Abdominal CT
- Signs of perforation on abdominal CT scanning include:[2]
- Extraluminal oral contrast
- Free fluid or food collections
- Discontinuity of the intestinal wall
- Localized peritoneal fat stranding
- Bowel wall thickening
- Fistula
- Intra-abdominal abscess
References
- ↑ Del Gaizo AJ, Lall C, Allen BC, Leyendecker JR (2014). "From esophagus to rectum: a comprehensive review of alimentary tract perforations at computed tomography". Abdom Imaging. 39 (4): 802–23. doi:10.1007/s00261-014-0110-4. PMID 24584681.
- ↑ Kim SW, Shin HC, Kim IY, Kim YT, Kim CJ (2010). "CT findings of colonic complications associated with colon cancer". Korean J Radiol. 11 (2): 211–21. doi:10.3348/kjr.2010.11.2.211. PMC 2827785. PMID 20191069.