Radionuclide assessment of peritoneovenous shunt patency.

Radionuclide assessment of peritoneovenous shunt patency.

Denver shunt patency can be easily assessed by sequential scintigraphy with a Gamma camera after an intraperitoneal injection of 99mTc sulphur colloid. If the shunt is patent, the tracer will be seen throughout the shunt upto it′s opening into the right atrium. The following case report i...

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Main Authors: Shikare S, Nagral A, Supe A, Tilve G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1992-04-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Adult
Case Report
Female
Human
Liver Cirrhosis
complications
radionuclide imaging
surgery
Peritoneovenous Shunt
standards
Vascular Patency
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