Oesophageal dissection: contrast studies and CT in diagnosis and monitoring.
Oesophageal dissection with intramural haematoma formation can be difficult to diagnose. Endoscopy can be diagnostic, but imaging techniques including computed tomography and contrast swallows can both accurately demonstrate a dissection and exclude many other pathologies. A case utilizing both imaging modalities to diagnose and monitor the condition in a patient with a bleeding disorder is presented.
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Department of Radiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. sconstan@chariot.net.au
D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003287:Contrast Media; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate