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Peritonitis and End Ileostomy. By Borko Kereshi , MSIII. The case. 48 year old female with end-stage renal disease and history of pancreatitis. Status post colectomy for ischemic colitis. End Ileostomy placed. What do you see?. Findings. End ileostomy.
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Peritonitis and End Ileostomy By BorkoKereshi, MSIII
The case • 48 year old female with end-stage renal disease and history of pancreatitis. • Status post colectomy for ischemic colitis. • End Ileostomy placed
Findings End ileostomy Parastomial hernia with free fluid around ileostomy
Findings Thickened and enhancing peritoneum, consistent with peritonitis.
Peritonitis, cause and result • Diffuse peritonitis occurs when the cause of the peritoneal inflammation is not contained or there is overwhelming infection. Generalized peritonitis can result from infective or chemically irritative causes. • On CT, there is smooth peritoneal contrast enhancement
Fat stranding around the pancreatic tail. This could be part of peritonitis. Alternatively this may be secondary to focal pancreatic tail inflammation
Coronal View Fluid!
References • K Gordon, WK Lee, O Hennessy. Computed tomography manifestations of peritoneal diseases. Australasian Radiology. VL: 49. NO: 4. 2005. Department of Medical Imaging, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.