title: CAPD fluid: a common cause of photon deficient lesions on 99mTc-D.T.P.A. scans in renal transplant patients.
abstract: Single or multiple transient photon deficient areas on 99mTc-DTPA scintigrams were found in 40% of a series of 34 patients who had undergone renal transplantion directly from CAPD maintenance. Ultrasound showed only loculated intraperitoneal CAPD fluid adjacent to the transplant with no evidence of local complications. We conclude that such collections are a common cause of photon deficient areas on 99mTc-DTPA transplantscintigrams and in the absence of ultrasound, these appearances should be interpreted with caution.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate