The importance of rectal contrast in CT assessment to detect anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery.
Carla Christine Maria MarresEsmee W M EngelmannChristianne Johanna BuskensHester Eline HaakWilhelmus Adrianus BemelmanAnthony Willem Hendrik van de VenPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
The use of rectal contrast led to a significant increase in the predictive value of CT scanning for AL, especially when it reached the anastomosis. This suggests that rectal contrast is a safe and useful adjunct to CT-abdomen in the detection of AL.