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Contrast CT image of the ECF in the axial plane.
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Contrast CT of abdomen and pelvis (CT AP) showed a tract leading from the skin surface to the mid small bowel through the left rectus abdominis muscle (Figs. 1, 2).
Contrast CT image of the ECF in the sagittal plane.
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Contrast CT of abdomen and pelvis (CT AP) showed a tract leading from the skin surface to the mid small bowel through the left rectus abdominis muscle (Figs. 1, 2).
MRI image of the ECF in the axial plane.
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MRI confirmed the presence of an ECF (Fig. 3), and refuted Crohn's disease.
Specimen. Top to bottom: subcutaneous fat tissue, muscles of the anterior abdomen, small bowel, mesentery.
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An en bloc excision of the small bowel, muscle and skin layer was performed with side-to-side stapled anastomosis (Fig. 4).
Intra-luminal view of the resected small bowel showing two ends of the stitch with attached fecaliths.
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On opening of the specimen, two fecoliths arising from suture material were noted (Fig. 5).