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Barium is extravasated around the sigmoid colon (arrowheads).
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Abdominal X-ray findings showed barium leakage from the sigmoid colon (Fig. 1).
Free air was detected anterior to the liver (arrowhead).. (a) Abundance of free air was detected in the intraperitoneal cavity (arrowheads).. (b) Free air and extravasated barium were detected around the sigmoid colon (arrowhead).. (c) A large amount of barium was extravasated around the sigmoid colon (arrowhead).
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We confirmed barium leakage from the sigmoid colon on abdominal CT (Fig. 2).
Postoperative transition of the WBC count and serum CRP level; POD, postoperative day.
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In contrast, the WBC count continued to increase until postoperative day 13 (Fig. 3).
Postoperative CT shows residual barium in the intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal cavities (arrowheads).
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Systemic CT examination was performed to detect other inflammation origins, although no inflammation origins were found, except that from the residual barium sulfate in the intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal cavities (Fig. 4).