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Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
Unexpected Tc-99m labelled erythrocyte scintigraphy finding of a patient with suspicion of active bleeding into renal haematoma
  1. Zehra Pınar Koç1,
  2. Tansel Ansal Balci1,
  3. Hüseyin Çeliker2
  1. 1Nuclear Medicine Department, Fırat University Hospital, Elazig, Turkey
  2. 2Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Section, Fırat University Hospital, Elazig, Turkey
  1. Correspondence to Dr Zehra Pınar Koç, zehrapinarkoc{at}gmail.com

Summary

A 36-year-old male patient with suspicion of active bleeding into renal haematoma loge was sent to our clinic for Tc-99m labelled erythrocyte scintigraphy. Scintigraphy showed no active bleeding to renal haematoma but coexisting active haemorrhage of stomach which was confirmed as erosive bulbitis with further endoscopy.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.06.2011.4410

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    • Patient consent Obtained.