Gastrointestinal visualization during xenon-133 ventilation study in a patient with tracheoesophageal fistula.
A 37-yr-old female with H-type tracheoesophageal fistula demonstrated visualization of the gastrointestinal tract during a ventilation study using 133Xe gas. Gastrointestinal visualization by 133Xe on a ventilation study may prove to be a useful screening procedure for this condition in appropriate patients.
Takehara
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Department of Radiology, Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Takahashi
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M
Isoda
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Niwa
H
H
Mizuno
T
T
Kaneko
M
M
D000328:Adult; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes