title: [Preoperative prediction of remnant renal function in nephron-sparing surgery: the usefulness of 99mTc-mercapto-acetyl-triglycine scintigraphy].
abstract: A total of 10 patients with the diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) underwent nephron-sparing surgery between January 1990 and December 2001. Serial pre- and postoperative 99mTc-mercapto-acetyl-triglycine (MAG3) scans were obtained. To examine preoperative predictability of remnant renal function, values of remnant renal plasma flow (ERPF) predicted prior to surgery were compared with values measured postoperatively. With preoperative MAG3 data, we designed the range of interest (ROI) except for the tumor area and recalculated remnant ERPF values. Remnant ERPF values predicted preoperatively correlated significantly with the postoperatively measured values 99mTc-(196.4 +/- 69.1 ml/min/1.73 vs 171.3 +/- 72.9 ml/min/1.73 [mean +/- SD], p > 0.05, r = 0.806). MAG3 dynamic renoscintigraphy appeared useful for preoperative prediction of remnant renal function after nephron sparing surgery.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Jikei University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Kohichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: Yukihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohishi
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Egawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D017595:Renal Plasma Flow; D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide
chemical_list: D017263:Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide