Radionuclide assessment of LeVeen shunt patency.
Patients with an initially satisfactory result following placement of a LeVeen peritoneo-venous shunt for intractable ascites may reaccumulate massive ascites. Determination of the etiology of such is a difficult problem. We describe a simple method using intraperitoneal injection of Technetium--99m sulfur colloid and three gamma camera scintiphotos of the chest and abdomen to allow prompt determination of shunt occlusions as the cause.
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D013667:Technetium; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery
D013667:Technetium