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A case of nontraumatic rupture of the ureter secondary to a nonopaque calculus is presented. Because of the inherent high image contrast caused by the leak of technetium 99m-DTPA-labeled urine, the technetium 99m DTPA excretory urogram is seen as an alternative to the intravenous urogram or contrast-enhanced computed tomography in selected cases of suspected ureteral rupture.
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Barasch, E., Kashdan, B. & Rathore, A. Spontaneous perforation of the ureter diagnosed on technetium 99m DTPA excretory urography. Urol Radiol 10, 107–109 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926549
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926549