Sigmoid Carcinoma Incidentally Discovered After Perforation Caused by an Ingested Chicken Bone
Eleni Vardaki1,
Vassilios Maniatis1,
Harris Chrisikopoulos2,
Andreas Papadopoulos1,
Arkadios Roussakis2,
Spiros Kavadias1 and
Kiriakos Stringaris1
1
CT Department, "G. Genimatas" General Hospital, Mesogeion 154,
Athens 11527, Greece
2
CT Department, "Hygeia" Hospital, Kifissias Ave. & Erithrou
Stavrou 4, Maroussi, Athens 15123, Greece.

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Fig. 1A. CT scans of abdomen in 69-year-old man who presented with
acute abdomen. Mesenteric fat is hazy, and air bubbles (arrowhead)
can be seen.
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Fig. 1B. CT scans of abdomen in 69-year-old man who presented with
acute abdomen. Linear radiopaque foreign body (double arrow) is
present in sigmoid colon lumen. Bulging soft-tissue mass can be seen at
sigmoid colon wall (single arrow).
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