Spontaneous perforation of the ureter diagnosed on technetium 99m DTPA excretory urography.
A case of nontraumatic rupture of the ureter secondary to a nonopaque calculus is presented. Because of the inherent high image contrast caused by the leak of technetium 99m-DTPA-labeled urine, the technetium 99m-DTPA excretory urogram is seen as an alternative to the intravenous urogram or contrast-enhanced computed tomography in selected cases of suspected ureteral rupture.
Barasch
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Department of Radiology, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, NY 10461.
Kashdan
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Rathore
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013667:Technetium; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000150:complications; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate