Serendipitous scintigraphic detection of asymptomatic anastomotic pseudoaneurysms in human pancreatic allografts.
Two cases of scintigraphically detected asymptomatic graft anastomotic pseudoaneurysms are reported. Both patients previously underwent simultaneous renal and pancreatic transplantation. The role of imaging in the diagnosis of this relatively rare, but potentially lethal, vascular complication of pancreatic transplantation is discussed. This is the first report of anastomotic pseudoaneurysms in pancreatic transplants being diagnosed by scintigraphy.
Buckley
J G
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Department of Radiology and Medicine, St. Louis University Medical Center, Missouri 63110-0250.
George
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EA
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013400:Sugar Acids; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013400:Sugar Acids; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; C100014:technetium Tc 99m gluceptate