Delayed images of glucoheptonate distribution after renal transplant.
Thirteen consecutive patients who had undergone renal transplantation were scanned 24 hours after glucoheptonate injection to document the incidence of gastrointestinal activity mimicking urinary extravasation. In six of the 13 patients, the activity was clearly within the small bowel or the colon but, in seven patients, the activity was noted surrounding the renal allograft. Using scintigraphy alone, it could not be determined whether this appearance represented cecal activity or urinary extravasation.
D000328:Adult; D002432:Cecum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013400:Sugar Acids; D013667:Technetium; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014556:Urine
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013400:Sugar Acids; D013667:Technetium; C100014:technetium Tc 99m gluceptate