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Pitfalls of a99mTc-RBC bleeding study due to gallbladder and ileal-loop visualization

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A series of99mTc-labeled red blood cell (RBC) scintigrams in a patient with a past history of radiation proctitis demonstrated incidental findings of gallbladder activity, probably related to multiple blood transfusions and renal failure. Variable activity in an ileal-loop urinary diversion simulating bowel pooling was also noted. Thus, difficulties encountered in scan interpretation are presented.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Box 57, 77030, Houston, TX, USA

    Ricardo Abello, Thomas P. Haynie & E. Edmund Kim M.D.

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Abello, R., Haynie, T.P. & Edmund Kim, E. Pitfalls of a99mTc-RBC bleeding study due to gallbladder and ileal-loop visualization. Gastrointest Radiol 16, 32–34 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887299

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