Inferior mesenteric varix demonstrated by 99mTc-red blood cell gastrointestinal bleeding study

Ann Nucl Med. 1997 May;11(2):163-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03164828.

Abstract

Reported here is a case of an inferior mesenteric varix demonstrated by 99mTc-red blood cell (RBC) scintigraphy performed for gastrointestinal bleeding in a 47-year-old man. It was shaped like a question mark ranging from the left upper abdomen to the pelvis. This is the first report of scintigraphic recognition of an inferior mesenteric varix.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Erythrocytes
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mesenteric Veins / diagnostic imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Technetium*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Varicose Veins / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Technetium