title: Detection of an Infant's Duodenal Atresia by Milk Scan.
abstract: Duodenal membranous atresia is a rare congenital disease. Here, we present a case of 6-month-old girl referred to us for repeated vomiting since birth. Milk scan was performed, and the results revealed a typical "double-bubble" sign. In addition, only very little activity was shown in the small intestine even at the end of the scintigraphy. These results led to the diagnosis of duodenal atresia, which was subsequently confirmed by gastroenterography and laparotomy. Our case demonstrated the potential value of milk scan in the diagnosis of this congenital disorder.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Nuclear Medicine, †Gastroenterology, and ‡Radiology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhiheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Yiwei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ruifang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007409:Intestinal Atresia; D008892:Milk; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate