Contribution of computed tomography with oral media contrast to the diagnosis of esophago-pericardial fistula
| Autor: | Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Jean-Pierre Bronowicki, Christian Platini, Sabine Walter, Marc-André Bigard, D. Régent |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Thorax medicine.medical_specialty Esophageal Neoplasms Fistula Heart Diseases Administration Oral Contrast Media Chest pain Esophageal Fistula Pericarditis Fatal Outcome medicine Carcinoma Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Esophageal disease business.industry Middle Aged Esophageal cancer medicine.disease Pleural Effusion Radiology medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed Complication business Pneumopericardium |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Imaging. 30:347-349 |
| ISSN: | 0899-7071 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clinimag.2006.04.001 |
| Popis: | The esophago-pericardial fistula is a very rare and usually fatal complication of esophageal cancers. We report a case of a 56-year-old man who presented with chest pain 1 month after concurrent radiochemotherapy for squamous cell esophageal carcinoma. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) with oral iodinated media contrast revealed esophago-pericardial fistula visualizing the fistulous tract. We conclude that CT with oral contrast media may be the first imaging technique of choice to confirm the diagnosis of esophago-pleural fistula. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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