Nephroptosis: the Tc-99m glucoheptonate scan as a diagnostic method.
A 40-year-old man was examined because he was a potential "healthy" renal donor. However, the routine work-up before surgery revealed hypertension, although there was no family history of this condition. The patient was examined to exclude secondary causes of hypertension. Tc-99m glucoheptonate renal imaging showed nephroptosis of the right kidney when the patient was standing, and this may have been the cause of the hypertension.
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. rkphulia@hotmail.com
Gupta
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Reddy
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Malhotra
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011187:Posture; D011391:Prolapse; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013400:Sugar Acids; D016683:Supine Position
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013400:Sugar Acids; C100014:technetium Tc 99m gluceptate