Fig. 11

Successful stent management of anastomotic leak (AL). After the CT diagnosis of CRC at the distal sigmoid colon (arrowhead in a), an elderly male underwent surgical resection with primary anastomosis. Early postoperative CT (b) showed inhomogeneous collection (thin arrows) containing gas bubbles, located between the anterior aspect of the sacrum and the colorectal anastomosis site, consistent with clinical suspicion of AL. The patient ultimately recovered after having a SEMS (thick arrow in c) placed through the anastomosis for 3 months