title: A false-negative diuretic radionuclide renography in a patient with urinary ascites due to retroperitoneal fibrosis.
abstract: In this case report we present a rare manifestation of a false-negative diuretic radionuclide renography in a patient with urinary ascites due to retroperitoneal fibrosis. Diuretic renography may lead to false-negative results and should be carefully evaluated in this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Değirmenci
authors.forename: Güven
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Ozhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozdoğan
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esen
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Durak
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011866:Radioisotope Renography; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014556:Urine