Table 3 Findings from CT images of patients with AEF
From: Case series of aortoenteric fistulas: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding
CT images | No. of cases | |
|---|---|---|
A | Effacement or blurred borders of fatty planes around arteries | Case 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 |
B | Soft tissue collection around the aorta > 5 mm | Case 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 |
C | Ectopic gas within or adjacent to the aorta | Case 1, 4, 5, 7 |
D | Intravenous contrast within the GI lumen or around the aorta | Case 1, 6, 9 |
E | Calcification of the arterial wall | Case 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 |
F | Local abdominal aortic ulcers | Case 4, 5 |
G | Intestinal wall thickening or compression | Case 2, 4, 6, 9 |
H | Hydroureteral dilatation | Case 4, 5 |
I | Peri-renal fascia thickening | Case 4, 6 |