Лучевая диагностика свищей желудочно-кишечного тракта

The paper analyzes the use of different radiation modalities in diagnosis of 132 cases with gastrointestinal fistulas, reviews methods of chest and abdominal x-ray investigations, fistulography, contrast-enhanced investigations, ultrasonogrpahy and x-ray computed tomography. X-ray diagnosis is shown to be of primary importance for the diagnosis of fistula. Contrast-enhancement approaches provide full information about fistula site and character. Ultrasonography and x-ray computed tomography are effective in detection of pyoinflammatory complications of abdominal infiltrations and abscesses, phlegmons of different sites. Accurate use of different modalities and procedures ensured detection of fistulas and determination of their features in 97,2% and to find pyoinflammatory complications in 80,9% of cases.