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To assess the characteristics of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in persisting anastomotic sinus and fistula following rectal cancer surgery. Eight patients with anastomotic sinus and fistula were retrospectively studied. A total of 13 anastomotic sinuses (n=11) and fistulas (n=2) were observed. Sixteen FDG-positron emission tomography/computed tomography studies for 13 lesions performed and 26 uptake patterns were evaluated. Twenty-one lesions were found to have diffuse increased uptake, whereas four lesions had focal uptake. There was only one lesion without FDG uptake. Increased FDG uptake is frequently observed in anastomotic sinus and fistula, which should be known to avoid making wrong diagnosis. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Yun Hee Kang, Geon Park. Characteristics of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in anastomotic sinus and fistula following rectal cancer surgery. Clinical imaging. 2017 Jan 01;41:33-36

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