Duodenal Perforation
Shaun R. Rybak
CLINICAL HISTORY
80-year-old female with acute diffuse abdominal pain and bloating.
FINDINGS
Figure 11A: Axial contrast-enhanced CT image of the upper abdomen demonstrates pneumoperitoneum along the anterior abdomen (arrows). Figure 11B: Axial contrast-enhanced CT image of the upper abdomen demonstrates circumferential thickening of the duodenal bulb containing oral contrast. There is adjacent hyperdense fluid and a few tiny extraluminal air bubbles anterior to the duodenal bulb (arrows). Figure 11C: Axial contrast-enhanced CT image of the upper abdomen demonstrates a linear hyperdense tract extending from the lumen of the duodenal bulb through the wall, indicating oral contrast extravasation (arrow). Figure 11D: Axial contrast-enhanced CT of the pelvis demonstrates free fluid in the pelvic cul-de-sac (arrow).