Korean J Radiol.  2015 Apr;16(2):446-447. 10.3348/kjr.2015.16.2.446.

Pancreatico-Colonic Fistula-Demonstrated by Multidetector-Row CT

• Srinivasan S
• Subramanian M
• Lim TC
• Shenoy J
• Majumder A

• KMID: 2070190
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2015.16.2.446

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Pancreatico-colonic fistula; Diagnosis; Computed tomography

MeSH Terms

Acidosis
Adult
Colonic Diseases/radiography
Gastrointestinal Tract/*surgery
Humans
Intestinal Fistula/*radiography/*surgery
Male
*Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Thin maximal intensity projection coronal CT image shows opacification of pancreatic duct, in region of pancreatic tail (short arrow) and tract (long arrow) with opacification of splenic flexure of colon (arrowhead).

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  Fig. 2 Thick maximum intensity projection oblique coronal CT image shows opacification of pancreatic duct in region of pancreatic tail (short arrow) and tract (long arrow) with opacification of splenic flexure in colon (arrowhead).

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  Fig. 3 Magnified thick maximal intensity projection image showing fistulous tract (long arrow). Distal pancreatic duct (short arrow) and splenic flexure of colon (arrowhead) are also seen.

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