Evaluation of a liver transplant by Tc-99m dimethyl-IDA scintigraphy.
In liver-transplant patients, it is always difficult to differentiate between rejection crises and extrahepatic biliary obstruction on the basis of standard biochemical tests alone. A case is reported of a patient who received a transplant following total hepatectomy performed because of a hepatoma. Scintigraphy with Tc-99m N-(dimethylphenylcarbamoylmethyl)iminodiacetic acid pointed conclusively to an obstructive process, which was confirmed at re-operation.
D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D019780:Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D007098:Imino Acids; D019780:Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin; D013667:Technetium