Diuresis makes vesicocolic fistula visible on FDG PET/CT.

Pan Fu Kao*, Jui Hung Weng, Hsien Chun Tseng, Jong Kang Lee

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A 71-year-old man with rectal cancer history was referred for FDG PET/CT due to serum carcinoembryonic antigen level elevation. In addition to rectal cancer recurrent lesion, the FDG PET/CT scan also showed homogeneous intense FDG accumulation in the whole segment of descending colon and a small air bubble in the urinary bladder. After furosemide injection, the vesicocolic fistula was confirmed by typical air pattern in the urinary bladder on attenuation CT images and the decrease FDG activity in the descending colon. The patient has had the clinical manifestations of pneumaturia and watery diarrhea which support the diagnosis of vesicocolic fistula.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-51
Number of pages3
JournalClinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume36
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 2011
Externally publishedYes

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