Percutaneous transtubal scintigraphic assessment of patency of peritoneovenous shunts.
Peritoneovenous shunts have been widely used in the management of patients with ascites when medical therapy has failed. Shunt malfunction is a frequent complication. Direct injection of a small amount of Tc-99m-sulfur colloid into the afferent limb of the shunt allows prompt, accurate determination of shunt patency while avoiding some of the hazards and pitfalls of previously described techniques.
D006801:Humans; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium