CT of GI perforation may show the presence of abdominal fluid, soft tissue mass or thickening of the intestinal wall, blurring of the fatty interstitial space around the esophagus and increased density.
In GI perforation, the soft tissues around the GI tract are swollen due to the presence of exudate around the irritated GI tract, which cannot be seen on all computed tomography scans, and the higher the density, the easier it is to show. In addition to soft tissues, CT scanning is significantly more likely to detect free gas in the abdominal cavity, and may also reveal signs of abdominal fluid, soft tissue masses, abscesses, and thickening of the intestinal wall.
If a digestive tract perforation is found, it is recommended that the patient must go to a regular hospital, communicate with the doctor, and then choose a targeted way to treat and regulate under the doctor’s guidance.
Gastrointestinal perforation is usually treated with surgery, suturing the perforation, gastrointestinal decompression, routine norfloxacin and other antibiotics, appropriate supplementation of fluids and electrolytes, can use omeprazole and other proton pump inhibitors to reduce the secretion of gastric acid, and pay attention to a healthy diet after recovery to avoid recurrence of gastrointestinal perforation.