title: Localization of abscess in adult polycystic kidney by indium-111 leukocyte scan.
abstract: In patients with adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD) infected cysts are difficult to localize with current radiographic techniques, especially those dependent on renal function. Indium-111 leukocyte (In-WBC) imaging is both highly sensitive and effective in detecting and localizing abscesses in patients with renal failure. We report on a patient with APKD and sepsis in whom computed tomography, ultrasound, and physical examination failed to locate the renal abscess, which was found by In-WBC scanning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Bretan
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: McClure
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000209:etiology*; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D007205:Indium Radioisotopes