title: Functional fecal retention visualized by (111)In-DTPA colon transit scintigraphy.
abstract: Constipation is an extremely common problem in children, varying from mild and short-lived to severe and chronic. Chronic constipation is a serious childhood condition and requires further investigation, including blood test, colonoscopy, radio-opaque marker study, and/or scintigraphy. We present small bowel and colon transit scintigraphy of a 14-year-old girl with history of chronic constipation, abdominal pain, weight loss, and poor response to medical treatment. After oral administration of In-DTPA in water, planar and SPECT/CT images showed normal small bowel transit time and functional fecal retention in colon transit study.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Infanta Cristina Hospital, Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose Rafael
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Infante
authors.forename: Juan I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Rayo
authors.forename: Justo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Maria L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dominguez
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003248:Constipation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007205:Indium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D004369:Pentetic Acid