Pediatric duodenal perforation demonstrated by hepatobiliary imaging.
The diagnosis of intestinal perforation in children is difficult. Computed tomography has been a useful investigative modality. A case of duodenal perforation is presented in which radionuclide hepatobiliary imaging was useful.
Maini
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
Patel
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Agarwala
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Kumar
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Dasan
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005998:Glycine; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C034837:technetium Tc 99m mebrofenin; D005998:Glycine