tc-99m phytate lymphoscintigraphy: an excellent method for diagnosis of underlying cause of chylous ascites

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somayeh ghahremani

nuclear medicine research center, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran susan shafiee

nuclear medicine research center, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran mahsa sabour

nuclear medicine research center, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran ahmad bazrafshan

neonatal research center, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran ramin sadeghi

چکیده

we reported a 14 months old boy referred for evaluation of chylous ascites to our nuclear medicine department. tc-99m phytate was injected subcutaneously in his calves and whole body images as well as abdominal spect were performed. the spect images could localize an area of several intestinal lymphangiomata in the abdominal region. the abnormal region was surgically resected and the patient ascites symptoms subsided consequently.

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iranian journal of nuclear medicine

جلد ۲۴، شماره ۲، صفحات ۱۵۰-۱۵۳

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