The use of technetium-99m sulfur colloid in the detection of patent processus vaginalis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
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.
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
D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid