Enhanced ascites: CT sign of ureteral fistula.
Contrast enhancement of intraperitoneal fluid was observed on CT after intravenous contrast medium injection in a patient who had had a cesarean section 2 weeks earlier. Correct analysis of this finding led to prompt discovery of a clinically unsuspected partial right ureteral disruption by a hemostatic suture. At surgery the diagnosis was confirmed and the ureter repaired.
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*