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Fig. 3 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 3

From: Gastrointestinal perforation: clinical and MDCT clues for identification of aetiology

Fig. 3

75-year-old patient with oesophageal intramural rupture. a Axial unenhanced image demonstrates blurring of paraoesophageal fat, a double air-filled lumen and an interposed diaphragm (arrow) consistent with a flap. b Axial and (c) sagittal unenhanced images following oral contrast administration demonstrate contrast at the dependent part of the lumen (*) and a submucosal curvilinear collection of gas (arrowhead) better demonstrated on the sagittal plane (open arrow), giving the oesophagus a double-barreled appearance

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