The Use of 99m Technetium in the Diagnosis of Patent Processus Vaginalis
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 139 (3) , 599-600
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42540-7
Abstract
We report 2 cases of scrotal swelling after placement of peritoneal catheters. 99mTechnetium intraperitoneal scanning was used to identify a patent processus vaginalis in each case. This simple, rapid, and nontoxic method can be used routinely to screen patients for a subclinical hernia before institution of intraperitoneal therapy.Keywords
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