RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cholescintigraphy for Differentiation of True Duodenal Obstruction from Pseudo Obstruction
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 344
OP 345
DO 10.2967/jnmt.120.246132
VO 48
IS 4
A1 Paul Rodrigue
A1 Pankaj Nepal
A1 Richard Assaker
YR 2020
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/48/4/344.abstract
AB Small-bowel obstruction is a fairly common cause of abdominal pain. Differentiating between true duodenal obstruction and pseudo obstruction is important given differing treatment strategies. Here, we present augmentation of a hepatobiliary scan with a small amount of oral liquids and delayed imaging to differentiate between these two entities.