title: Noninvasive diagnosis of Caroli syndrome associated with congenital hepatic fibrosis using hepatobiliary scintigraphy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Saint-Luc, University of Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Desroches
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spahr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leduc
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pomier-Layrargues
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Picard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Picard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chartrand
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morais
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C034837:technetium Tc 99m mebrofenin; D005998:Glycine