Fig. 9
From: Imaging the operated colon using water-enema multidetector CT, with emphasis on surgical anastomoses
Anastomotic recess and kinking in an 87-year-old male with a history of left hemicolectomy for descending colon carcinoma, complicated by anastomotic dehiscence. WE-MDCT (a–b) showed colo-colic anastomosis with staples (arrows), a blind-ending recess (o) and abrupt kinking (thin arrows). The recess (o) persisted on Gastrografin enema (c) performed to exclude iatrogenic perforation following pneumatic anastomotic dilatation