title: Tc-99m dextran scintigraphy in the diagnosis of protein losing enteropathy.
abstract: Tc-99m dextran scintigraphy was performed on a 16-year-old male patient with protein losing enteropathy. Abnormal leakage of the radiotracer was observed in the right upper lumbar area that moved over time and excreted in the stool which was suggestive of protein loss. It is concluded that Tc-99m dextran is useful in the detection of protein losing enteropathy which is not detected by extensive radiological and endoscopic examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical Centre, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Kiratli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erbaş
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koçak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003911:Dextrans; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C034146:technetium Tc 99m dextran