title: Tc-99m(V)-DMSA in wound infection after closure of an ileostomy.
abstract: We present a 71-year-old man who underwent closure of an ileostomy and had a fever seven days post surgery. Both Tc-99m(V)-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and gallium-67 citrate scans showed increased tracer accumulation in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Tc-99m(V)-DMSA scintigraphy can be a rapid alternative tool in the detection of wound infection in patients after ileostomy closure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Zhe
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chien-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Guang-Uei
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Wan-Yu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002951:Citrates; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005708:Gallium; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D005708:Gallium; C103850:gallium citrate