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2695610

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective study was undertaken on 49 infants with prolonged neonatal cholestasis to determine whether the specificity, sensitivity, and accuracy of 99mTc-disofenin scintigraphy can be improved by performing simultaneous radioactivity measurements on duodenal and gastric aspirates along with routine imaging. Specificity of routine scintigraphy was improved by this modification from 45.7 to 76.4%. Accuracy of the test was also superior in improving from 55% with routine scintigraphy to 78.4% by counting additional radioactivity on both duodenal and gastric aspirates. We suggest that this modified technique be applied in the evaluation of infants with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia so that invasive procedures such as open liver biopsy and operative cholangiogram may be avoided.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0277-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
426-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of 99mTc-disofenin in duodenal and gastric aspirates in the evaluation of persistent neonatal cholestasis.
pubmed:affiliation
G.I. Procedure Unit, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit 48201.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article