title: Gallium-67 scintigraphy in the diagnosis of renal cortical abscess.
abstract: Clinical and radiologic diagnosis of a renal cortical abscess is difficult. A plain x-ray of the kidneys, ureters and bladder, an excretory urogram with nephrotomography, nephrosonography and renal angiography may not be helpful in the diagnosis. A case is presented of bilateral polycystic kidneys with a renal cortical abscess of the lower pole of the left kidney. An abscess could not be localized by the routine radiologic procedures. Gallium-67 scintigraphy demonstrated a renal cortical abscess of the left kidney, which was treated successfully by operation.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes