Peritoneoscintigraphy using Tc-99m MAA for diagnosis of diaphragmatic disruptions in trauma patients
Cesani, F.; Zuckermann, J.A.; Patange, V.B.; Briscoe, E.G.
Clinical Nuclear Medicine 21(4): 290-292
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0363-9762 PMID: 8925609 Document Number: 466058
The diagnosis of diaphragmatic disruptions secondary to blunt trauma is difficult because the patients are usually asymptomatic. Delay in recognition of this injury can be life threatening. The presence of previous pulmonary pathology makes the diagnosis even more difficult to establish. In this report, a diaphragmatic tear was diagnosed using intraperitoneal instillation of Tc-99m MAA.