RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Spontaneous Ureteral Rupture During a <sup>99m</sup>Tc-Mercaptoacetyltriglycine Renal Scan
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.124.267428
DO 10.2967/jnmt.124.267428
A1 Apostol, Roxana
A1 Rodrigue, Paul
YR 2024
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2024/04/16/jnmt.124.267428.abstract
AB After therapeutic pelvic radiation for malignancy such as prostate cancer, patients are at greater risk for spontaneous ureteral rupture. Bladder outlet obstruction and other more proximal causes of obstruction also exacerbate this vulnerability. Here we present a case of spontaneous ureteral rupture during a 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine nuclear renal scan secondary to Foley catheter obstruction in a 73-y-old man with a prior ureteral reimplantation procedure. Prompt detection of Foley catheter malfunction could potentially prevent such adverse events.