title: 131I rose bengal: its use in the evaluation of infantile jaundice.
abstract: One-hundred ten 131I-rose bengal studies (RBI) were performed in infants suspected of having biliary atresia. Fecal RBI excretion of less than 10% was observed in 72 of 73 cases of extrahepatic biliary atresia, but also in 10 of 37 cases of intrahepatic cholestasis of various origins. One-hundred twenty-two RBI tests were performed in children operated on for extrahepatic biliary atresia and 71 tests were performed between postsurgical weeks 3 and 8, and 51 tests were done later. Prognostically, early tests show that fecal RBI excretion of more than 15% was observed in 2 of 34 cases who were later completely jaundice-free and in only 1 of 37 cases where no bile flow restoration occurred.
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012395:Rose Bengal
chemical_list: D012395:Rose Bengal