False negative biliary scintigraphy in gangrenous cholecystitis.
Gangrenous cholecystitis is a serious complication of acute cholecystitis and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates. We report a case in which the diagnosis was suggested by ultrasound, but cholecystectomy delayed due to atypical clinical presentation and a false negative radionuclide biliary scan.
Grant
Robert L
RL
Division of Medical Imaging, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Tie
Mark L H
ML
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005734:Gangrene / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography