Functional fecal retention visualized by (111)In-DTPA colon transit scintigraphy.

Abstract

Constipation is an extremely common problem in children, varying from mild and short-lived to severe and chronic. Chronic constipation is a serious childhood condition and requires further investigation, including blood test, colonoscopy, radio-opaque marker study, and/or scintigraphy. We present small bowel and colon transit scintigraphy of a 14-year-old girl with history of chronic constipation, abdominal pain, weight loss, and poor response to medical treatment. After oral administration of In-DTPA in water, planar and SPECT/CT images showed normal small bowel transit time and functional fecal retention in colon transit study.

• Authors: Jose Rafael Infante, Juan I Rayo, Justo Serrano, Maria L Dominguez, Lucia Garcia, Manuel Moreno
• Journal: Clinical nuclear medicine (Clin Nucl Med) Vol. 40 Issue 6 Pg. e331-3 (Jun 2015) ISSN: 1536-0229 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25706788 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Indium Radioisotopes
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Pentetic Acid

Topics

• Adolescent
• Colon (diagnostic imaging)
• Constipation (diagnostic imaging)
• Female
• Humans
• Indium Radioisotopes
• Multimodal Imaging
• Pentetic Acid
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed