Abdominal scanning with technetium-99m pertechnetate localizes ectopic gastric mucosa in the jejunum: case report and review of the literature.
A 16-year-old male patient was admitted to hospital because of a fainting episode which was accompanied by diarrhoea that was dark red. All investigations were normal except a low haematocrit, a technetium-99m pertechnetate abdominal scan, which showed a large area of moderate activity in the upper left abdomen, and digital subtraction angiography, which showed bleeding in the same area where the abnormal finding on the pertechnetate scan was found. Ectopic gastric mucosa and a deep ulcer in an otherwise normal jejunum were found during the urgent exploratory laparotomy.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Karakatsanis
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Chatzipavlidou
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Zafiriadou
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Mavroudis
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Patsiaoura
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Gotzamani-Psarrakos
D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m