Diagnosis of an Enteric Duplication with Pertechnetate 99m Tc Scanning

1 April 1975

journal article
case report
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annals of Surgery

Vol. 181 (4) , 428-430
https://doi.org/10.1097/00000658-197504000-00011

Abstract

A case of enteric duplication is reported in which preoperative pertechnetate (99m)Tc scanning demonstrated localized uptake in the region of the anatomic abnormality. This test is recommended for use in the evaluation of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in infants and children.

Keywords

CHILDREN
INFANTS
UPTAKE
BLEEDING
ABNORMALITY
ENTERIC DUPLICATION
99M
PERTECHNETATE
TC SCANNING

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