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Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites
Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites usually associated with cirrhosis, abdominal malignancies, surgeries or infections. We presented a case of chylous ascites after robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy (PLDN-RALP), in which the correct diagnosis was achieved by SPECT/CT lymphoscintigraphy. A 72-...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9953622/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36830819 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11020282 |
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author | Iuele, Francesca Rubini, Dino Altini, Corinna Mammucci, Paolo Pisani, Antonio Rosario |
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description | Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites usually associated with cirrhosis, abdominal malignancies, surgeries or infections. We presented a case of chylous ascites after robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy (PLDN-RALP), in which the correct diagnosis was achieved by SPECT/CT lymphoscintigraphy. A 72-year-old male developed chylous ascites after surgery and underwent lymphoscintigraphy with radiolabeled albumin nanocolloids for the supplementary study of the lymph flow and to detect a possible site of leakage. The scintigraphic imaging demonstrated the abdominal effusion and lymph stasis in the left iliac region. The combination of planar imaging with SPECT/CT can resolve the assessment of chylous disorders. |
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spelling | pubmed-99536222023-02-25 Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites Iuele, Francesca Rubini, Dino Altini, Corinna Mammucci, Paolo Pisani, Antonio Rosario Biomedicines Case Report Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites usually associated with cirrhosis, abdominal malignancies, surgeries or infections. We presented a case of chylous ascites after robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy (PLDN-RALP), in which the correct diagnosis was achieved by SPECT/CT lymphoscintigraphy. A 72-year-old male developed chylous ascites after surgery and underwent lymphoscintigraphy with radiolabeled albumin nanocolloids for the supplementary study of the lymph flow and to detect a possible site of leakage. The scintigraphic imaging demonstrated the abdominal effusion and lymph stasis in the left iliac region. The combination of planar imaging with SPECT/CT can resolve the assessment of chylous disorders. MDPI 2023-01-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9953622/ /pubmed/36830819 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11020282 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Iuele, Francesca Rubini, Dino Altini, Corinna Mammucci, Paolo Pisani, Antonio Rosario Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites |
title | Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites |
title_full | Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites |
title_fullStr | Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites |
title_full_unstemmed | Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites |
title_short | Lympho-SPECT/CT as a Key Tool in the Management of a Patient with Chylous Ascites |
title_sort | lympho-spect/ct as a key tool in the management of a patient with chylous ascites |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9953622/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36830819 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11020282 |
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