Abstract
Small bowel angioedema is a rare adverse effect of iodinated contrast medium. Here, we report the first case of contrast medium-induced small bowel angioedema with concurrent respiratory tract symptoms. A patient with colon cancer underwent CT scanning for preoperative staging. After injection of the contrast medium, a persistent cough developed and CT images showed that the small bowel wall was abnormally thickened. It returned to normal by the follow-up. The persistent coughing that developed right after the CT and small bowel wall thickening on the contrast-enhanced CT suggested the diagnosis of small bowel angioedema induced by the contrast medium.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 386-389 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical Imaging |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2012 |
Keywords
- Computed tomography
- Contrast medium
- Small bowel angioedema