[Application of scintigraphy for preoperative localization of testis in a patient with Morris syndrome].

Abstract

The paper presents the successful application for the first time in Bulgaria of the new hybrid imaging technique--tomographic scintigraphy combined with computed tomography--SPECT/CT for visualization and localization of the testis by injection of 99mTc-pertechnetate with activity of 185 MBq. The study was performed on a girl with 46XY karyotype and lack of sensitivity to androgens, known in gynecology as "testicular feminization syndrome" or Morris syndrome. Until now testicular scintigraphy has been used mainly as a very accurate technique for rapid diagnosis in cases of testicular torsion, acute epididymitis or after trauma. We found no published data in the literature concerning the use of hybrid SPECT-CT for testicular localization in Morris syndrome. Our experience is this case allows us to recommend SPECT/CT as a fast, accurate, noninvasive method with potential to be used for localization, visualization and perfusion of testicular tissue before performing surgery in cases of Morris syndrome.

• Authors: M Sirakov, I Kostadinova, V Stoynova
• Journal: Akusherstvo i ginekologiia (Akush Ginekol (Sofiia)) Vol. 51 Issue 4 Pg. 53-6 ( 2012) ISSN: 0324-0959 [Print] Bulgaria
• PMID: 23234028 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m

Topics

• Adolescent
• Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome (diagnostic imaging)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
• Testis (diagnostic imaging)
• Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon (methods)