Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Incidental diagnosis of intestinal perforation on a 99mTc DTPA renogram

Document Type : Case report

Authors
Awiral Saxena
Manjit Sarma
P. Shanmuga Sundaram
Padma Subramanyam
Anwin Joseph Kavanal
Department of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi, Kerala, India
10.22038/aojnmb.2024.76465.1538
Abstract
Perforation of the bowel can be a life-threatening condition and is usually clinically diagnosed when a patient presents with such features as severe abdominal pain, tenderness, and tachycardia. Bowel perforation may be corroborated by various conventional imaging modalities, including X-ray, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Nuclear medicine imaging modalities seldom have a role to play in these settings. Rarely diagnosis of perforation may be missed if it is concealed and does not present with the usual signs. Mostly the perforation will eventually be diagnosed if they develop signs and symptoms and is taken up for an exploratory laparotomy. A delay in diagnosis can later lead to significant patient morbidity or even mortality. This report describes a case where possible intestinal perforation was suspected on a 99mTc-DTPA renogram in a postoperative patient with significant urine leak, the presence of which was confirmed intraoperatively. To our knowledge, this was the first such case in the literature.
Keywords
Intestinal Perforation
DTPA Renogram
SPECT/CT
Subjects
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Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 12, Issue 2
July 2024
Pages 185-188