Incidental Demonstration of Pericardial Fistula During Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy

Biliary vomiting developed 16 mo after resection of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus in a patient with a complex postoperative course. A biliary scan revealed an outline of the pericardium, suggesting a fistula. The potential role of radionuclide imaging in this rare and potentially fatal complicatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) 1991-03, Vol.32 (3), p.518-520
Hauptverfasser:	Marlatt, Susan W, Caride, Vicente J, Prokop, Edward K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550601 - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics BILIARY TRACT Biliary Tract - diagnostic imaging Biological and medical sciences BODY CARCINOMAS COUNTING TECHNIQUES DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES ESOPHAGUS Fistula - diagnostic imaging FISTULAE Humans Imino Acids Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) ISOTOPES Liver - diagnostic imaging Male Medical sciences MEMBRANES Middle Aged NEOPLASMS Organotechnetium Compounds ORGANS PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES PATIENTS Pericardium - diagnostic imaging PERITONEUM RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Radionuclide Imaging SCINTISCANNING SEROUS MEMBRANES SYMPTOMS Technetium TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin VOMITING
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Zusammenfassung:	Biliary vomiting developed 16 mo after resection of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus in a patient with a complex postoperative course. A biliary scan revealed an outline of the pericardium, suggesting a fistula. The potential role of radionuclide imaging in this rare and potentially fatal complication is discussed.
ISSN:	0161-5505 1535-5667