HYPOPLASTIC DYSPLASTIC KIDNEY WITH A VAGINAL ECTOPIC URETER IDENTIFIED BY TECHNETIUM-99M-DMSA SCINTIGRAPHY

Authors
BOZORGI F CONNOLLY LP BAUER SB NEISH AS TAN PE SCHOFIELD D TREVES ST
Citation
F. Bozorgi et al., HYPOPLASTIC DYSPLASTIC KIDNEY WITH A VAGINAL ECTOPIC URETER IDENTIFIED BY TECHNETIUM-99M-DMSA SCINTIGRAPHY, The Journal of nuclear medicine, 39(1), 1998, pp. 113-115
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
The Journal of nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01615505
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
113 - 115
Database
ISI
SICI code
0161-5505(1998)39:1<113:HDKWAV>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Ectopic insertion of a ureter draining a hypoplastic dysplastic kidney is a significant cause of urinary incontinence in girls. In this case , such a kidney was detected with Tc-99m-DMSA scintigraphy but not by intravenous pyelography. Scintigraphy facilitated further delineation of the anatomy with CT prior to nephrectomy. Based on this case and a literature review, we suggest that Tc-99m-DMSA scintigraphy be perform ed early when evaluating girls with urinary incontinence.