[Gastrointestinal bleeding from capillary hemangioma of the ileum detected by 99mTc-HSAD scintigraphy].
It has been well-known that technetium-99m-human serum albumin-diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid (99mTc-HSAD) scintigraphy is useful for diagnosis of the localization of the gastrointestinal arterial or venous bleeding. In this report, we describe a case of venous bleeding from capillary hemangioma of the ileum end detected by 99mTc-HSAD scintigraphy. This patient was a 9-year-old girl with severe anemia. Gastrointestinal bleeding was suspected from her clinical course and laboratory tests. Immediately after melena occurred, 99mTc-HSAD scintigraphy showed the extravasation of RI suggesting gastrointestinal bleeding in the ileum end. Abdominal angiography immediately after 99mTc-HSAD scintigraphy, however, could not show the extravasation of contrast agent. Because the condition of the patient became worse, laparotomy was performed on the basis of 99mTc-HSAD scintigraphy findings. At surgery, venous bleeding from capillary hemangioma in the ileum end was observed. It was suggested that 99mTc-HSAD scintigraphy was very useful for identifying the gastrointestinal venous bleeding.
Asano
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Y
Department of Radiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine.
Ishii
K
K
Sagiuchi
T
T
Aoki
Y
Y
Yanaihara
H
H
Hayakawa
K
K
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; C057162:technetium Tc 99m DTPA HSA; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate