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Inferior mesenteric varix demonstrated by99mTc-red blood cell gastrointestinal bleeding study

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Reported here is a case of an inferior mesenteric varix demonstrated by99mTc-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.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, 849, Saga, Japan

    Tomonori Yoshikai, Yu Yokomizo, Ikuko Iwashita & Hirofumi Koga

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Japan

    Yasuhiro Okada

  3. Department of Radiology, National Hospital Kyushu Medical Center, Japan

    Hirofumi Koga

  4. Department of Radiology, Saga Medical School, Japan

    Tomonori Yoshikai & Sho Kudo

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Yoshikai, T., Yokomizo, Y., Iwashita, I. et al. Inferior mesenteric varix demonstrated by99mTc-red blood cell gastrointestinal bleeding study. Ann Nucl Med 11, 163–166 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03164828

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