Closed perforation of the small bowel secondary to a phytobezoar: imaging findings
DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.19-22, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Dergi Adı: DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.19-22
- Anahtar Kelimeler: intestinal perforation, ultrasonography, computed tomography, CT DIAGNOSIS, FECES SIGN, OBSTRUCTION, BEZOARS
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Small bowel perforation secondary to phytobezoars is a rare clinical entity, which is not well-documented in the radiological literature. Sonographic and computed tomography (CT) findings of a case of closed small bowel perforation secondary to phytobezoars in a patient with previous gastric surgery are presented. Both abdominal ultrasound and CT examinations revealed a collection containing air at the left lower quadrant as well as neighboring intraluminal masses suggestive of bezoars. We propose that appropriate CT examination is a very useful imaging modality for evaluating this kind of bowel perforation.