Hello,
As the title says, MRI shows fistula from small bowel to sigmoid colon. I also have a stricture and so had a surgical consultation. Surgeon says in is experience it turns out there is not a fistula, didn't answer why it would show as a fistula on MRI if it is, in fact, not there. He thinks if fistula was there I would have diarrhoea from the contents of small bowel leaking through this fistula straight to sigmoid colon. Makes sense but still no answer as to why it is seen on MRI.
Has anyone else ever been told there is a fistula on MRI that turned out not to be?
I'm newly diagnosed and finding that so far none of my questions receive straight answers from my team.
Thank you
As the title says, MRI shows fistula from small bowel to sigmoid colon. I also have a stricture and so had a surgical consultation. Surgeon says in is experience it turns out there is not a fistula, didn't answer why it would show as a fistula on MRI if it is, in fact, not there. He thinks if fistula was there I would have diarrhoea from the contents of small bowel leaking through this fistula straight to sigmoid colon. Makes sense but still no answer as to why it is seen on MRI.
Has anyone else ever been told there is a fistula on MRI that turned out not to be?
I'm newly diagnosed and finding that so far none of my questions receive straight answers from my team.
Thank you