title: Spontaneous perforation of the ureter diagnosed on technetium 99m DTPA excretory urography.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, NY 10461.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barasch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kashdan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rathore
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate