title: Inferior mesenteric varix demonstrated by 99mTc-red blood cell gastrointestinal bleeding study.
abstract: Reported here is a case of an inferior mesenteric varix demonstrated by 99mTc-red blood cell (RBC) scintigraphy performed for gastrointestinal bleeding in a 47-year-old man. It was shaped like a question mark ranging from the left upper abdomen to the pelvis. This is the first report of scintigraphic recognition of an inferior mesenteric varix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokomizo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iwashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kudo
mesh_terms: D004912:Erythrocytes; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium