Coloduodenal Fistula: The Role of MDCT on Diagnosing a Rare Entity

• Hlavní autoři: Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves (Autor), John Neoptolemos (Autor), Natalia Henz Concatto (Autor), Bruno Hochhegger (Autor), Klaus Loureiro Irion (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Imaging Journal of Clinical and Medical Sciences - Peertechz Publications, 2015-03-21.
• Témata: Case Report
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Shrnutí

<p>Coloduodenal fistula is a very infrequent complication, which can arise from both benign and malignant  diseases. It consists in a pathological communication between the lumen of the colon and duodenum. The onset of signs and symptoms is generally sub-acute, and the majority of the patients will present with a non-specific abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting [1]. Nevertheless, the clinical presentation may vary significantly - depending on the site of fistulisation - and some cases may never be diagnosed.</p><p>When not clinically suspected, cross-sectional imaging studies can be the only tool to suggest the diagnosis and provide information necessary for deciding among therapeutic options [2]. In this article, we report a case of coloduodenal fistula arising from a colonic malignancy, diagnosed by multi-detector computed tomography scan (MDCT). A brief discussion regarding the condition and its diagnostic challenges is presented.</p>

DOI

10.17352/2455-8702.000017