Colonic perforation during screening CT colonography using automated CO2 insufflation in an asymptomatic adult

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 598-600

  Bassett, John T ^a   Liotta, Robert A ^a   Barlow, Duncan ^a   Lee, Dong ^a   Jensen, Donald ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated CO2 insufflation; Colonic perforation; Computed tomographic colonography; CTC complications; Virtual colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

AERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE;

EID: 48349141445     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-008-9399-1     Document Type: Article

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