Sigmoid colon perforation at CT colonography secondary to a possible obstructiv...

• Author(s): Belo-Oliveira, P ; Curvo-Semedo, L ; Rodrigues, H ; Belo-Soares, P ; Caseiro-Alves, F
• Date: 2007
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/384
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Cólon Sigmóide; Colonografia por Tomografia Computorizada; Hérnia Inguinal; Obstrução Intestinal
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

We report a case of colonic perforation in CT colonography, which was observed in a sigmoid colon segment contained within an inguinal hernia. At surgery, apart from the perforation, a normal large-bowel wall was found. Although rare, perforation may occur in patients with normal bowel wall, possibly resulting from a mechanical strain caused by gaseous overdistention. Radiologists performing the procedure must be aware of this possibility