RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Precise Localization of a Bile Leak with Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.115.154997
DO 10.2967/jnmt.115.154997
A1 Naeem, Sana
A1 Li, Hanna
A1 Yang, Zhiyun
YR 2015
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2015/06/24/jnmt.115.154997.abstract
AB Hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) is widely used modality to diagnose biliary injury. In patients with a history of trauma or surgery, the common presentations of bile leaks on HBS are a progressive collection of radiotracer outside of the biliary system. However precise localization of a bile leak is usually not conveyed by non-invasive techniques including CT or Ultrasound (US) or even HBS. This case study of a patient with liver trauma demonstrates a direct bile leak sign leading to recognition of an exact bile leakage site from the left intrahepatic duct. This diagnosis helped clinicians perform less invasive management.