Technetium-99m-HIDA visualization of an obstructed gallbladder via an accessory hepatic duct

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.137.3.610· OSTI ID:6315545

Reimer, D E; Donald, J W

Technetium-99m-labeled iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) and paraisopropyliminodiacetic acid (PIPIDA) scintigraphy after sonographic evaluation of the gallbladder have been advocated recently for the diagnosis of acute obstructive cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. Several authors have stated or inferred that gallbladder visualization with /sup 99m/Tc-HIDA excludes acute cholecystitis and cystic duct obstruction. We describe a patient with surgically proven cystic duct obstruction whose gallbladder visualized on a /sup 99m/Tc-HIDA scan via an accessory hepatic duct which directly entered the gallbladder.

• Research Organization: Mobile Infirmary, AL
• OSTI ID: 6315545
• Journal Information: Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 137:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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