title: Vesicorectal fistula detected on direct radionuclide cystography--importance of fecal matter imaging.
abstract: We report an 11 year old male patient with the history of imperforate anus, which was repaired surgically 4 years ago. He has been complaining of intermittent passing of urine into the rectum recently. The vesicorectal fistula in this patient was proven by imaging of the fecal matter post direct radionuclide cystography study. Our case showed that nuclear medicine imaging can be extended to unanimated objects such as patients' excrements or fluids with important diagnostic yields.
authors.forename: Atena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aghaei
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. sadeghir@mums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saeedi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005243:Feces; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate