Subintimal dissection of peritoneovenous shunt tubing. Demonstration with radionuclide study.
A case report is presented in which malfunction of a peritoneovenous shunt was caused by subintimal dissection of the venous end of the shunt tubing. The radionuclide shunt patency study demonstrated a collection of radioactivity at the venous end of the tubing, representing the abnormal intramural collection of peritoneal fluid. Scintigraphic demonstration of this complication of a peritoneovenous shunt has not been reported previously.
D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid