title: Scintigraphic detection of bile leak and follow-up in a post-cholecystectomy patient with recognition of tail sign.
abstract: Early detection of site and extent of biliary tract disruption can significantly reduce mortality and morbidity in a postoperative biliary leak. We report a case in whom extent and location of post surgical biliary leak was detected with the help of 99mTc BULIDA cholescintigraphy and showed a good correlation with "T" tube cholangiography. Cholescintigraphy was also useful in assessing the follow up of this patient. We conclude that 99mTc BULIDA cholescintigraphy is a non-invasive, safe, simple and sensitive procedure in the detection of the site, extent of the leak and in follow up of the postoperative biliary leak.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine & Surgery, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Mumbai.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Shikare
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Supe
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Tilve
mesh_terms: D001646:Bile; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D017556:Technetium Compounds
chemical_list: D017556:Technetium Compounds