title: Diagnosis of urinary leak following abdominal total hysterectomy using renal scintigraphy.
abstract: Surgical trauma to the urinary system is a relatively rare complication following gynecological surgery. A case of urinary leak from rupture of the bladder following abdominal hysterectomy was diagnosed by Tc-99m-DTPA renal scintigraphy and confirmed by direct radio-isotopic cystography. Renal scintigraphic techniques should be very helpful in early diagnosis of surgical damage to the urinary tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Faculty of Health Science, P.O.B. 151, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lantsberg
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rachinsky
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boguslavsky
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Piura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate