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Detection of aortoenteric fistula with helical CT
1Department of Medical Imaging, John Hunter Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. m.puvaneswary@hunter.nsw.gov.au
Australasian Radiology
|February 13, 2003
Abstract:
We describe a case of a patient with symptoms suggestive of secondary aortoenteric fistula (AEF). Extravasation of contrast medium from the aorta into the lumen of the small bowel was definitive evidence of AEF. The role of abdominal CT performed without oral contrast is discussed.