title: Renal scintigraphy in diagnosis and management of nephroptosis.
abstract: Clinical manifestations of Nephroptosis are ubiquitous. Diagnosis is achieved after ruling out all other causes of abdominal pain by investigations. However, Nuclear Scan with Tc-99m GHA, MAG 3 and DTPA renal agents with dedicated imaging in supine and erect postures confirms the diagnosis5. Not only as a diagnostic aid, it also helps in decision making for surgical correction by depicting the changes in drainage and GFR in different postures. We describe a case of Nephroptosis where DTPA Renal Scintigraphy addressed the diagnostic and therapeutic issues in the case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Santhi Bhushan
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Murari
authors.forename: Tejonath
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gadepalli
authors.forename: Vvs Prabhakar
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Rapur
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ram
keywords: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR); intravenous urography; nephropexy; nephroptosis