Our Surgical Experience and Clinical Results in Nontraumatic Small Bowel Perforations

Dal, Fatih; Topal, Uğur; Sözüer, Erdoğan; Arıkan, Tamer; Bozkurt, Gamze Kübra; Akyüz, Muhammet

doi:10.4274/tjcd.galenos.2020.2020-5-5

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“…The patients were operated on, and primary repair was performed through UM incision. Isolated small bowel perforations are rare and often develop after penetrating ileus, mesenteric ischemia, traumas, malignancies, and rarely after radiotherapy [ 19 ]. In the literature, evaluation studies of DECT, which involve small bowel pathologies, are increasing day by day [ 4 , 20 , 21 ].…”

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The Role of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Locating Gastrointestinal Tract Perforations

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Zarbaliyev

2021

Cureus

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Objective With each passing day, dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is being used more frequently in the evaluation of abdominal pathologies. In this article, we aimed to assess the role of dual-energy CT in locating gastrointestinal perforations, which are among the causes of acute abdomen. Materials and methods All patients who underwent DECT due to acute abdomen in a COVID-19 designated hospital between June 1st, 2020 and December 31st, 2020, who were found to have gastrointestinal tract (GIT) perforation and underwent surgery were included in the study. DECT results and intraoperative findings of the patients were compared. Results Thirteen patients (nine males and four females) who underwent DECT for acute abdomen and were diagnosed with perforation in the gastrointestinal system were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 57.6 years (range: 11-85 years). Two patients had gastric perforation, three had duodenal perforations, and one patient had a perforation in the gallbladder wall. Two patients were diagnosed with jejunal perforations, one patient with Meckel's diverticulum, and three patients with colorectal perforation. Although free air was detected in the abdomen of one patient, perforation could not be located. In patients with GIT perforation who were operated on following DECT imaging, the perforation location shown on DECT correlated 100% with the perforation locations detected during surgery. Conclusion DECT is significantly effective in planning surgical treatment and determining the foci of perforation in GIT perforations.

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