title: Preoperative detection of gallbladder perforation.
abstract: Tc-99m-hepatobiliary imaging is an excellent tool for noninvasive investigation of biliary tract perforation. This article documents a case in which this imaging method was employed to establish a preoperative diagnosis of gallbladder perforation.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000368:Aged; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013667:Technetium; C003693:technetium Tc 99m PIPIDA