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Thoracoomphalopagus conjoined twins: preoperative evaluation by scintigraphy

Journal Article · · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)
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  1. Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
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Preoperative evaluation of intrathoracic and intraabdominal organs is very important before surgical separation of thoracoomphalopagus conjoined twins. Hepatic fusion is one of the major obstacles to surgical separation. We evaluated such a case and found noninvasive scintigraphic procedures to be of value. Preoperative evaluation of thoracoomphalopagus conjoined twins was performed after sequential intravenous injection of technetium-99m P-iso-propylacetanilidoiminodiacetic acid (/sup 99m/Tc-PIPIDA) in each of the twins on the first day and technetium-99m sulfur colloid (/sup 99m/Tc sulfur colloid) on the second day. These procedures provided useful information concerning internal organs, especially the spleens and livers, and in particular the status of cross-circulation between the livers.

OSTI ID:
5748129
Journal Information:
AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 140:6; ISSN AAJRD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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550602* -- Medicine-- External Radiation in Diagnostics-- (1980-)
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABDOMEN
AGE GROUPS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BLOOD CIRCULATION
BODY
BODY AREAS
CHELATING AGENTS
CHILDREN
COLLOIDS
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISPERSIONS
GLANDS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INFANTS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIVER
MALFORMATIONS
MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
RADIOCOLLOIDS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SPLEEN
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURGERY
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES