Fig. 3From: Imaging the operated colon using water-enema multidetector CT, with emphasis on surgical anastomosesExpected status after left hemicolectomy (surgical scheme shown in insets) for carcinoma in an 86-year-old male with impassable anastomosis. Multiplanar WE-MDCT images (a–c) showed a normally distended rectum, patent stapled end-to-end colorectal anastomosis (arrows), well-distended hepatic flexure and right colon (in c) in the normal anatomic siteBack to article page