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| Year : 1995 | Volume
: 41
| Issue : 1 | Page : 15-7 |
Scintigraphic detection of bile leak and follow-up in a post-cholecystectomy patient with recognition of tail sign.
SV Shikare, AN Supe, GH Tilve
Department of Nuclear Medicine & Surgery, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Mumbai.
Correspondence Address:
S V Shikare
Department of Nuclear Medicine & Surgery, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Mumbai.
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 0010740695 
Early detection of site and extent of biliary tract disruption can significantly reduce mortality and morbidity in a postoperative biliary leak. We report a case in whom extent and location of post surgical biliary leak was detected with the help of 99mTc BULIDA cholescintigraphy and showed a good correlation with "T" tube cholangiography. Cholescintigraphy was also useful in assessing the follow up of this patient. We conclude that 99mTc BULIDA cholescintigraphy is a non-invasive, safe, simple and sensitive procedure in the detection of the site, extent of the leak and in follow up of the postoperative biliary leak.
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