Detection of hemorrhage in a patient with cecal varices using 99mTc-sulfur colloid.
Colonic or ileal varices secondary to portal hypertension or superior mesenteric vein obstruction may present with significant hemorrhage which is difficult to diagnose by angiography. In a patient with lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage and colonic varices, a 99mTc-sulfur colloid scan demonstrated the varices and extravasation into the cecum. Extravasation was not demonstrable by angiography.
D002432:Cecum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*