CONTEXT: Colonic complications are rare but lethal events in acute pancreatitis. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 42-year-old man who suffered from a pancreatico-colonic fistula following a necrosectomy for severe pancreatitis; the fistula was demonstrated by spiral computed tomography using rectal water soluble contrast media. CONCLUSION: Computed tomography with rectal contrast detects pancreatico-colonic fistulas.
CONTEXT: Colonic complications are rare but lethal events in acute pancreatitis. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 42-year-old man who suffered from a pancreatico-colonic fistula following a necrosectomy for severe pancreatitis; the fistula was demonstrated by spiral computed tomography using rectal water soluble contrast media. CONCLUSION: Computed tomography with rectal contrast detects pancreatico-colonic fistulas.
Authors: Jae Choon Kwon; Bo Yean Kim; Ah Lim Kim; Tae Hoon Kim; Myung Il Park; Ho Jin Jung; Jang Hwan Lim; Jae Kwon Jung; Hyun Soo Kim; Dong Wook Lee Journal: World J Gastroenterol Date: 2014-02-21 Impact factor: 5.742