title: Potential Usefulness of 99mTc-DMSA for Radio-Guided Surgery in Pediatric Renal Dysplasia.
abstract: We report a case of an ectopic/hypoplastic kidney removed by radio-guided surgery. A 7-year-old girl, with a history of vaginal drainage of urine, underwent renal scintigraphy with Tc-DMSA. SPECT/CT revealed a focal uptake in the pelvis, corresponding to hypoplastic kidney as confirmed by MRI. Based on SPECT/CT findings, the patient underwent laparoscopic surgery, using Tc-DMSA scan to help the surgeon to detect the small ectopic kidney. Intraoperatory histological report confirmed the renal origin of the specimen.
authors.affiliation: From the *Nuclear Medicine Department and PET/CT Center, ARNAS Garibaldi-Nesima, Catania, Italy; †Nuclear Medicine Department Mons. Dimiccoli Hospital, Barletta, Italy; and ‡Pediatric Surgery Department, ARNAS Garibaldi-Nesima, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Demetrio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Familiari
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Franco
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cacciaguerra
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Maria Concetta
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fornito
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid