title: The use of technetium-99m sulfur colloid in the detection of patent processus vaginalis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is commonly used in patients with renal failure as an alternative to hemodialysis. A not infrequent complication is scrotal swelling due to bowel or fluid passing through a patent processus vaginalis secondary to increased abdominal pressure. A radionuclide study using Tc-99m sulfur colloid is a safe and simple method to determine if this complication is present or may be used as a pre-CAPD screening procedure.
mesh_terms: D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012611:Scrotum; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid