Preoperative diagnosis of gallbladder perforation by cholescintigraphy.
Perforation of the gallbladder in patients with chronic cholecystitis is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. We describe a case in which early cholescintigraphy permitted preoperative diagnosis and, therefore, prompt laparotomy.
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Department of Surgery, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, New York, NY 10457, USA.
Patel
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Patel
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Rao
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Maksumova
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Gerst
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D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin
D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin