title: Protein-losing enteropathy detected by Tc-99m-MDP abdominal scintigraphy.
abstract: This case report describes the incidental finding of intestinal leakage during bone scan imaging with Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate (MDP) in a patient with previously diagnosed protein-losing enteropathy (PLE). Most radiopharmaceuticals reported in the literature that are useful for making this diagnosis are not generally available for clinical use in the United States. This report suggests that Tc-99m-MDP is useful for confirming the diagnosis of PLE although further investigations are indicated to determine the accuracy of this method.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, 601 North Caroline St., Suite 3231, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Ovsev
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Uzuner
authors.forename: Harvey A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ziessman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate