title: PIPIDA scan diagnosis of traumatic rupture of the gallbladder.
abstract: Eighteen days after injury, a patient was evaluated for bilious ascites with a 99mTc-PIPIDA (paraisopropyliminodiacetic acid) scan. A ruptured gallbladder was shown, and this finding was confirmed at exploration. Radionuclide scanning offers a sensitive, non-invasive approach for delineating disruption of the biliary tract, and should be considered when such a defect is suspected.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012421:Rupture; D013667:Technetium; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013667:Technetium; C003693:technetium Tc 99m PIPIDA