Ectopic Intrathoracic Kidney due to Diaphragmatic Eventration Detected on Bone Scan.

Autor: Ahmad W; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad, Pakistan., Rubab N; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad, Pakistan., Gillani F; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad, Pakistan., Afzal MS; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad, Pakistan., Imran MB; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging [Nucl Med Mol Imaging] 2024 Apr; Vol. 58 (2), pp. 95-96. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 22.
DOI: 10.1007/s13139-023-00829-y
Abstrakt: The technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate ( 99m Tc-MDP) whole-body bone scan along with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT) can detect challenging soft tissue uptake patterns. We present a case of a 67-year-old female in whom the 99m Tc-MDP scan, performed 3 hours after injection, revealed abnormal soft tissue uptake in the right thoracic region. No functioning right kidney was seen in the right lumbar region. Hybrid SPECT/CT revealed an ectopic right kidney in the subdiaphragmatic location, accompanied by gut loops and eventration of the right-sided diaphragm. This case underscores the value of SPECT/CT in identifying and characterizing unexpected anatomical abnormalities, such as ectopic kidneys.
Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no competing interests.
(© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2023.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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