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Spontaneous perforation of the ureter diagnosed on technetium 99m DTPA excretory urography

Urologic radiology volume 10, pages 107–109 (1988)Cite this article

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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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  1. Department of Radiology, Nassau County Medical Center-SUNY at Stony Brook, East Meadow, New York

    Bennett Kashdan

  2. Department of Surgery, Nashoba Community Hospital, Ayer, Massachusetts, USA

    Amin Rathore

  3. Department of Radiology, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Pelham Parkway and Eastchester Road, 10461, Bronx, NY, USA

    Eugene Barasch M.D.

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  1. Eugene Barasch M.D.
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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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Key words

  • Ureteral perforation
  • Radioisotope urogram
  • Ruptured ureter