Localization of accessory renal artery infarction using Tc-99m DMSA scintigraphy
Articles > Editorial · 2004
Authors: Ayşegül AKGÜN, Süha Süreyya ÖZBEK, Hüseyin TÖZ, C HOSCOSKUN, Zehra ÖZCAN
CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2004, vol 29, pp 649-651
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200410000-00015
Summary
The presence of accessory renal arteries has been considered a relative contraindication in the setting of a live related renal transplant program. Failure to properly anastomose the arteries can cause segmental infarction leading to increased morbidity. The authors describe a transplant patient with a well-defined cortical defect on a Tc-99m DMSA study, which was caused by a vascular complication. Although Tc-99m DTPA scintigraphy revealed the hypoperfused area, Tc-99m DMSA provided better delineation of the infarcted parenchymal zone.