Gastrointestinal perforation CT

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Overview

Chest CT

Abdominal CT

  • Signs of perforation on abdominal CT scanning include:
  • Extraluminal oral contrast
  • free fluid or food collections
  • discontinuity of the intestinal wall
  • localized peritoneal fat stranding
  • bowel wall thickening
  • oral contrast, then often the leak can be seen directly as contrast spills out of the perforation site
  • fistula
  • intra-abdominal abscess
  • [82,93,99,100].
Intestinal perforation CT, source: Case courtesy of Dr Ian Bickle, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 47152
Intestinal perforation CT, source: Case courtesy of Dr Ian Bickle, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 47152
CT shows large bowel perforation, source: Case courtesy of Dr Ian Bickle, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 55375

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