Marked congenital fissure masquerading as splenic laceration: report of a case
Journal Article
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· J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6868120
A 26-year-old white woman fell from a ladder striking her back. Clinical evaluation indicated a left renal contusion with microscopic hematuria, and a liver-spleen scan suggested a splenic laceration. The patient was initially stable but evidence of ongoing blood loss forced exploratory laparotomy on the third hospital day. A large, retroperitoneal perirenal hematoma was found but the spleen was intact, with multiple marked congenital fissures. The problem of congenital fissures as a cause of abnormal spleen scan is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- St. Luke's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
- OSTI ID:
- 6868120
- Journal Information:
- J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 22:2; ISSN JNMEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ACCIDENTS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ERRORS
GLANDS
HEMORRHAGE
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIVER
MALFORMATIONS
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
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TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
USES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
550901 -- Pathology-- Tracer Techniques
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ACCIDENTS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ERRORS
GLANDS
HEMORRHAGE
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIVER
MALFORMATIONS
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SPLEEN
SYMPTOMS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
USES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES