Colovesical fistula causing an uncommon reason for failure of computed tomography colonography: a case report

Neroladaki, Angeliki; Breguet, Romain; Botsikas, Diomidis; Terraz, Sylvain; Becker, Christoph; Montet, Xavier Cédric Rodolphe

doi:10.1186/1752-1947-6-214

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Colovesical fistula causing an uncommon reason for failure of computed tomography colonography: a case report

ContributorsNeroladaki, Angeliki; Breguet, Romain; Botsikas, Diomidis; Terraz, Sylvain; Becker, Christoph; Montet, Xavier Cédric Rodolphe

Published inJournal of medical case reports, vol. 6, 214

Publication date2012

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Computed tomography colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, is a good alternative to optical colonoscopy. However, suboptimal patient preparation or colon distension may reduce the diagnostic accuracy of this imaging technique.

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NEROLADAKI, Angeliki et al. Colovesical fistula causing an uncommon reason for failure of computed tomography colonography: a case report. In: Journal of medical case reports, 2012, vol. 6, p. 214. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-214

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PID : unige:43197
DOI : 10.1186/1752-1947-6-214
PMID : 22823906

ISSN of the journal1752-1947

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Colovesical fistula causing an uncommon reason for failure of computed tomography colonography: a case report

Computed tomography colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, is a good alternative to optical colonoscopy. However, suboptimal patient preparation or colon distension may reduce the diagnostic accuracy of this imaging technique.

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