Scintigraphy with In-111-labeled red cells in intermittent gastrointestinal bleeding.
The site of active intermittent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding could not be found in a patient until abdominal scintigrams with indium-111-labeled red cells suggested that the bleeding was in the ascending colon. Right hemicolectomy abolished the hemorrhages. The binding of In-111 to the red cell is such that vascular activity could be clearly seen over a 5-day period. Indium-111-labeled red cells might provide an excellent tracer to locate intermittent active GI bleeding.
D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007204:Indium; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D008297:Male; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D011868:Radioisotopes; D007204:Indium