Gallbladder perforation seen on hepatobiliary imaging following morphine sulfate injection.
A case of gallbladder perforation imaged during morphine-augmented cholescintigraphy is presented. Tc-99m DISIDA imaging dramatically demonstrated the bile leak. Whether morphine sulfate contributed to the perforation of the gallbladder is debatable.
Moreno
A J
AJ
Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas 79920-5001.
Ortenzo
C A
CA
Rodriguez
A A
AA
Kyte
F M
FM
Turnbull
G L
GL
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin
D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D009020:Morphine; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin