1. Demonstration of post-traumatic bile leak using technetium-99m DISIDA.
- Author
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Savitch I, Esser JD, Springolo E, and Kew MC
- Subjects
- Adult, Biliary Fistula etiology, Humans, Male, Radionuclide Imaging, Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin, Biliary Fistula diagnostic imaging, Imino Acids, Liver injuries, Organometallic Compounds, Technetium
- Abstract
A 25-year-old miner was admitted with an acute abdomen and marked pallor following a crush injury to the abdomen. CT showed an irregular, patchy appearance of the posterosuperior portion of the liver with a coefficient of density appreciably less than the rest of the liver, consistent with the presence of a hepatic hematoma. The patient was treated conservatively. During the two weeks that followed, fluid accumulated in the peritoneal cavity. At laparotomy, a large volume of bile- and blood-stained fluid was found in the peritoneal cavity. Tc-99m DISIDA imaging was done after laparotomy.
- Published
- 1986
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