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- Title
Detection of bladder hemangioma in a child by blood-pool scintigraphy.
- Authors
Ishikawa, Ken; Saitoh, Masahiko; Chida, Shoichi
- Abstract
Bladder hemangioma is a rare cause of gross hematuria. A 5-year-old boy was investigated for recurrent episodes of asymptomatic gross hematuria, but no abnormalities were found. Blood-pool scintigraphy using (99m)technetium-human serum albumin combined with diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid (DTPA) revealed an area of increased activity in the right side of the bladder, which was confirmed by cystoscopy as a bladder hemangioma. Endoscopic laser therapy was used to remove two lesions successfully that were diagnosed histologically as cavernous hemangioma. The patient had no further episodes of hematuria in the 2-year period after this treatment. This case study indicates blood-pool scintigraphy may be a useful technique for detecting bladder hemangiomas.
- Subjects
BLADDER diseases; HEMANGIOMAS; HEMATURIA in children; HEMATURIA; URINARY organ diseases; URINE; PEDIATRIC nephrology; DOPPLER ultrasonography; BLADDER tumors; CYSTOSCOPY; MEDICAL lasers; LONGITUDINAL method; TREATMENT effectiveness; RADIONUCLIDE angiography; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Pediatric Radiology, 2003, Vol 33, Issue 6, p433
- ISSN
0301-0449
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00247-003-0895-8