Noninvasive diagnosis of Caroli syndrome associated with congenital hepatic fibrosis using hepatobiliary scintigraphy.
A patient who was studied for portal hypertension had an enlarged liver and multiple hepatic cysts on abdominal CT scan. He underwent hepatobiliary scintigraphy using Tc-99m mebrofenin which documented communication of the cysts with the main biliary tree and allowed a noninvasive diagnosis of Caroli syndrome associated with congenital hepatic fibrosis.
Desroches
J
J
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Saint-Luc, University of Montreal, Canada.
Spahr
L
L
Leduc
F
F
Pomier-Layrargues
G
G
Picard
M
M
Picard
D
D
Chartrand
R
R
Morais
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016767:Caroli Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005998:Glycine; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013577:Syndrome
D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C034837:technetium Tc 99m mebrofenin; D005998:Glycine