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Catheter malposition during a direct radionuclide cystography — case report
Affiliations- Nuclear Medicine Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
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Abstract
We reported a 15-year-old girl with a history of mild left vesicoureteral reflux who underwent direct radionuclide cystography in our department. Bladder catheterization was mistakenly placed in the vagina. The filling phase showed vagina and uterine cavity which was similar to vesicoureteral reflux. The procedure was repeated with correct catheterization of the bladder and no vesicoureteral reflux was noted.
Abstract
We reported a 15-year-old girl with a history of mild left vesicoureteral reflux who underwent direct radionuclide cystography in our department. Bladder catheterization was mistakenly placed in the vagina. The filling phase showed vagina and uterine cavity which was similar to vesicoureteral reflux. The procedure was repeated with correct catheterization of the bladder and no vesicoureteral reflux was noted.
Keywords
vesicoureteral reflux; direct radionuclide cystography; vagina
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Catheter malposition during a direct radionuclide cystography — case report
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103-104
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2020-07-31
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Nucl. Med. Rev 2020;23(2):103-104.
Keywords
vesicoureteral reflux
direct radionuclide cystography
vagina
Authors
Shirin Shahlaei
Farnaz Nesari Javan
Atena Aghaee
Ramin Sadeghi
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