Biliary scintigraphy in children with sickle cell anemia and acute abdominal pain.
The patterns of radionuclide hepatobiliary scans in nine children with sickle cell disease and acute right upper quadrant abdominal pain were reviewed. The most common pattern observed was delayed gall bladder visualization, consistent with chronic cholecystitis. The value of hepatobiliary imaging in distinguishing acute cholecystitis from crisis is presented.
D000005:Abdomen; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin
D007098:Imino Acids; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin