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. 1976 Dec;125(6):425–430.

Gallium-67 Scintigraphy and Intraabdominal Sepsis

Clinical Experience in 140 Patients with Suspected Intraabdominal Abscess

G Bruce Hopkins 1,2, Michael Kan 1,2, Christian W Mende 1,2
PMCID: PMC1237388  PMID: 1007246

Abstract

In 140 patients with suspected intraabdominal abscess, studies were made using gallium-67 citrate and technetium-99m labeled radiopharmaceuticals. Gallium-67 scintigrams correctly localized 52 of 56 intraabdominal abscesses confirmed at surgical operation or necropsy. In an additional 20 patients in whom findings on scintigrams were abnormal, there were clinically established infections. Sixty-one patients in whom findings on scintigrams were normal were conservatively managed and discharged from the hospital; none proved to have an abscess. Four false-negative and three false-positive studies were recorded. Gallium-67 scintigraphy is a useful noninvasive diagnostic adjunct that should be employed early in the evaluation of patients with suspected intraabdominal sepsis.

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