Aggarwal Rohit, Indiran Venkatraman, Maduraimuthu Prabakaran
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2018 Jan-Mar;28(1):37-40. doi: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_172_17.
Colouterine fistula is an extremely rare condition, as the uterus is a thick, muscular organ. Here, we present two different etiologies for this rare condition-diverticulitis and malignancy. A 77-year-old female with colouterine fistula due to diverticulitis presented with complaints of lower abdominal pain localized particularly in the left iliac fossa and fever. Another case was of 73-year-old female with colouterine fistula due to malignancy who presented with abdominal pain, blood in stools, and whitish discharge from vagina. Both cases were evaluated with contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT). The presence of air and fluid within the uterus on ultrasound or CT scan, prompts the possibility of colouterine fistula with CECT providing accurate preoperative assessment.
子宫结肠瘘是一种极为罕见的病症,因为子宫是一个厚实的肌肉器官。在此,我们呈现了这种罕见病症的两种不同病因——憩室炎和恶性肿瘤。一名77岁因憩室炎导致子宫结肠瘘的女性,表现为下腹部疼痛,尤其局限于左髂窝,并伴有发热。另一例是一名73岁因恶性肿瘤导致子宫结肠瘘的女性,表现为腹痛、便血以及阴道有白色分泌物。两例均通过增强计算机断层扫描(CECT)进行评估。超声或CT扫描显示子宫内存在气体和液体,提示可能存在子宫结肠瘘,而CECT能提供准确的术前评估。