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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1629472
Incidental Detection of Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease on Routine Bone Scan
Publication History
Received:
28 October 1988
in revised form:
17 November 1988
Publication Date:
05 February 2018 (online)
A routine bone scan performed on a 36-y old male incidentally demonstrated enlarged kidneys with multifocal areas of radionuclide concentration suggestive of polycystic kidneys. Further evaluation using ultrasonography, CT scan, and a 99mTc-GHA renal scan confirmed the initial impression. The routine evaluation of the kidneys on a bone scan is emphasized as a simple method of identifying previously unsuspected renal structural abnormalities.
Zusammenfassung
Bei einem 36jährigen Patienten wurden bei einer Routine-Skelettszintigraphie zufällig vergrößerte Nieren mit multifokalen Speicherdefekten entdeckt, die für polyzystische Nierenveränderungen sprachen. Weitere Untersuchungen mit Sonographie, CT und ein statisches Nierenszintigramm bestätigten die primäre Vermutung. Die Routinebefundung der Nieren im Skelettszintigramm wird als eine einfache Methode zur Erfassung morphologischer Nierenveränderungen hervorgehoben.
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