Intraperitoneal leakage of technetium-99m-DTPA following renal transplantation: a sign of chylous ascites.
A 7-yr-old girl developed persistent ascites following renal transplantation.


METHODS
Renal scintigraphy periodically performed to monitor renal function of the transplanted kidney showed increased 99mTc-DTPA in the abdominal cavity on delayed imaging.


RESULTS
Paracentesis demonstrated a cloudy yellow, odorless fluid which was identified as chylous ascites, an extremely rare complication of abdominal vascular surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Technetium-99m-DTPA in the peritoneal cavity following renal transplantation should be recognized as a sign suggestive of chylous ascites.
Itoh
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Tanda
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Kato
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Kanagawa
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Seki
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D002648:Child; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate