Original Articles
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2009; 15(15): 1836-1842
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1836
Figure 3
Figure 3 A 40-year-old asymptomatic man who had esophageal cancer resection 30 mo ago underwent PET/CT as part of routine post-operative surveillance. The first PET/CT revealed hypermetabolic activity at the anastomosis (arrows, A, B) 5 mo after treatment. The second PET/CT showed hypermetabolic activity at the anastomosis (arrows, C, D) 30 mo after treatment. The final diagnosis by endoscopic biopsy was anastomotic inflammation.