title: Hypoplastic dysplastic kidney with a vaginal ectopic ureter identified by technetium-99m-DMSA scintigraphy.
abstract: Ectopic insertion of a ureter draining a hypoplastic dysplastic kidney is a significant cause of urinary incontinence in girls. In this case, such a kidney was detected with 99mTc-DMSA scintigraphy but not by intravenous pyelography. Scintigraphy facilitated further delineation of the anatomy with CT prior to nephrectomy. Based on this case and a literature review, we suggest that 99mTc-DMSA scintigraphy be performed early when evaluating girls with urinary incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bozorgi
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Neish
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Treves
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid