Ureteral visualization in a technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid scan
The Philippine Journal of Nuclear Medicine
;
: 49-52, 2015.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-632575
ABSTRACT
Technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (99mTc-DMSA) scan is performed when there is a need to visualize the renal cortex and not the ureters or the bladder as the latter two are not effectively imaged. Less than twenty cases of tracer accumulation in a dilated ureter during a 99mTc-DMSA scan have been reported worldwide. There is no published case of ureter visualization in a 99mTc-DMSA scan done in the Philippines. In the case at hand, visualization of the ureters prompted further investigation. The present study pointed to a consideration of obstructive hydroureter, which was eventually supported by VCUG findings. Ureteral visualization in a 99mTc-DMSA scan should therefore prompt the inclusion of megaureter in the differential diagnosis.
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Assunto principal:
Ureter
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Refluxo Vesicoureteral
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Ácido Dimercaptossuccínico Tecnécio Tc 99m
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Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Criança
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Philippine Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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