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Tc-99m(V)-DMSA in wound infection after closure of an ileostomy

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We present a 71-year-old man who underwent closure of an ileostomy and had a fever seven days post surgery. Both Tc-99m(V)-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and gallium-67 citrate scans showed increased tracer accumulation in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Tc-99m(V)-DMSA scintigraphy can be a rapid alternative tool in the detection of wound infection in patients after ileostomy closure.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Taichung Harbor Road, Section 3, 40705, Taichung, TAIWAN

    Ming-Zhe Chang & Wan-Yu Lin

  2. Department of Radiology, Tainan Municipal Hospital, 701, Tainan, Taiwan

    Chien-Chung Tsai

  3. Department of Radiology, Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital, Tong Kang, Taiwan

    Chien-Chung Tsai

  4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

    Guang-Uei Hung

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Chang, MZ., Lin, WY., Tsai, CC. et al. Tc-99m(V)-DMSA in wound infection after closure of an ileostomy. Ann Nucl Med 19, 733–736 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985125

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