Abstract
Lymphoscintigraphy is known to be a useful and non-invasive modality for the evaluation of lymphatic abnormality. However, lymphoscintigraphy has limitations in evaluating chyluria because of its lack of anatomical information. Additional single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) combined with computed tomography (CT) was considered to be potentially helpful in detecting the abnormal lymphatico-renal communication. A 20-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital for evaluation of recurrent chyluria. During the third recurrence of chyluria, additional SPECT/CT along with lymphoscintigraphy was performed for evaluation. From the combined SPECT/CT images, lymphatic drainage of radiotracers to the kidney was well visualized, helping diagnosis of a patient with chyluria.
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Min Seok Suh, Gi Jeong Cheon, Hyo Jung Seo, Hyeon Hoe Kim, and Dong Soo Lee declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Seoul National University Hospital (IRB No. 1409-039-608) and performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. Acquisition of informed consent was exempted by the board because of the retrospective nature of the study. Details that might disclose the identity of the subject were omitted.
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Suh, M., Cheon, G.J., Seo, H.J. et al. Usefulness of Additional SPECT/CT Identifying Lymphatico-renal Shunt in a Patient with Chyluria. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 49, 61–64 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-014-0300-6
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