Inferior mesenteric varix demonstrated by 99mTc-red blood cell gastrointestinal bleeding study.
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.
Yoshikai
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Department of Radiology, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Yokomizo
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Y
Iwashita
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I
Okada
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Y
Koga
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H
Kudo
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S
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*
D013667:Technetium