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Vesicorectal fistula detected on direct radionuclide cystography — importance of fecal matter imaging
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Abstract
We report an 11 year old male patient with the history of imperforate anus, which was repaired surgically 4 years ago. He has been complaining of intermittent passing of urine into the rectum recently. The vesicorectal fistula in this patient was proven by imaging of the fecal matter post direct radionuclide cystography study. Our case showed that nuclear medicine imaging can be extended to unanimated objects such as patients’ excrements or fluids with important diagnostic yields.
Abstract
We report an 11 year old male patient with the history of imperforate anus, which was repaired surgically 4 years ago. He has been complaining of intermittent passing of urine into the rectum recently. The vesicorectal fistula in this patient was proven by imaging of the fecal matter post direct radionuclide cystography study. Our case showed that nuclear medicine imaging can be extended to unanimated objects such as patients’ excrements or fluids with important diagnostic yields.
Keywords
Direct Radionuclide Cystography, vesicorectal fistula, fecal matter
About this articleTitle
Vesicorectal fistula detected on direct radionuclide cystography — importance of fecal matter imaging
Journal
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
38-39
Published online
2014-03-03
DOI
10.5603/NMR.2014.0009
Bibliographic record
Nucl. Med. Rev 2014;17(1):38-39.
Keywords
Direct Radionuclide Cystography
vesicorectal fistula
fecal matter
Authors
Atena Aghaei
Ramin Sadeghi
Parisa Saeedi