Gastrointestinal bleeding: an accessory spleen causing a false-positive Tc-99m-sulfur colloid study.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1982
Abstract
A Tc-99m-sulfur colloid abdominal scan was performed on a 12-year-old girl to localize the site of gastrointestinal bleeding. The study was normal. When bleeding recurred two weeks later, a repeat study revealed a focal abnormality in the upper abdomen. This was thought to be compatible with a small bleed. However, at surgery an accessory spleen was found, accounting for the abnormal scan.
Volume
7
Issue
1
First Page
38
Last Page
40
ISSN
0363-9762
Published In/Presented At
Heyman, S., Sunaryo, F. P., & Ziegler, M. M. (1982). Gastrointestinal bleeding: an accessory spleen causing a false-positive Tc-99m-sulfur colloid study. Clinical nuclear medicine, 7(1), 38–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198201000-00011
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
6977425
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article