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Go Oshima1, Osamu Itano, Hideo Matsui
1Department of Surgery, Eiju General Hospital, 2-23-16 Higashiueno, Taitouku, Tokyo 110-8645, Japan.
Abstract:
A case of Crohn's disease with an ileo-ileo fistula, ileal strictures and an ileo-cyst fistula is reported. Laparoscopic operation that included partial ileoectomy, ileal stricturoplasty and dissection of the ileo-cyst fistula was performed. Multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) that was performed before the operation showed an ileo-cyst fistula that was not detected by small bowel follow-through or MRI. In this case, MSCT, including multi-planar reconstruction images, was significantly useful for evaluation of internal fistulas in Crohn's disease.
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