1. Intraperitoneal urine leak following renal transplant
- Author
-
Bybel B and Greenberg Id
- Subjects
Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Urine ,urologic and male genital diseases ,Technetium ,Scintigraphy ,Anuria ,Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide ,medicine ,Humans ,Paracentesis ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radionuclide Imaging ,Kidney ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Anastomosis, Surgical ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Kidney Transplantation ,Surgery ,Transplantation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,Renal transplant ,Urine leak ,Kidney Failure, Chronic ,Peritoneum ,Radiopharmaceuticals ,Ureter ,Complication ,business ,Peritoneal Dialysis ,Kidney disease ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
A 47-year-old man with chronic renal failure underwent renal transplantation. He remained anuric and was diagnosed with an intraperitoneal urine leak by Tc-99m MAG3 renal scintigraphy. The diagnosis was confirmed by imaging fluid withdrawn via the peritoneal dialysis catheter.
- Published
- 1998