Demonstration of a recto-vaginal fistula with the ultrasound contrast medium Echovist.
The demonstration of a recto-vaginal fistula in a patient with Crohn's disease is described. The patient was examined by vaginal ultrasound using the contrast medium Echovist-200 (SHU 454, Schering AG, Berlin). This agent had not been used before under these circumstances and proved to be successful.
Henrich
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University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Charité, Berlin, Germany.
Meckies
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Friedmann
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D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography / Q000295:instrumentation; D011134:Polysaccharides; D012006:Rectovaginal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
D003287:Contrast Media; D011134:Polysaccharides; C040642:SHU 454