99mTc-HSA-D scintigraphy in the diagnosis of protein-losing gastroenteropathy due to secondary amyloidosis
| Autor: | Hideo Yanai, Chieko Suzuki, Nobuyuki Mitani, Makoto Nishiaki, Kiwamu Okita, Masahiro Tada, Shingo Higaki |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Protein-Losing Enteropathies Scintigraphy Gastroenterology Internal medicine medicine Humans Enteropathy Hypoalbuminemia Radionuclide Imaging Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin Aged Gastrointestinal tract medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Amyloidosis Hepatology medicine.disease Small intestine Endoscopy medicine.anatomical_structure Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate Female business Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage |
| Zdroj: | Journal of gastroenterology. 32(1) |
| ISSN: | 0944-1174 |
| Popis: | Secondary amyloidosis frequently involves the gastrointestinal tract and may result in ulceration, hemorrhage, and protein-losing enteropathy. We report a patient with severe hypoalbuminemia in whom endoscopy revealed widespread ulceration of the small intestine. The protein-losing site was detected by 99mTc-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid human serum albumin (99mTc HSA-D) scintigraphy. This evidence suggests that the ulcers and mucosal lesions associated with amyloidosis contribute to abnormal protein loss from the gastrointestinal tract. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Full text from SpringerLink