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[Localization diagnosis of chyluria by radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy]
Ting Sun1, Feng Hu, Suping Cui
1Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang 330006, China.
Objective:
To study the effect of radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy, a new method of localization diagnosis of chyluria.
Methods:
Radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy was used to examine 34 patients with chyluria and the results of radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy was compared with those of cystoscopy and lymphangiography.
Results:
Among the 34 patients 85.3% of unilateral localization diagnosis by radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy was coincident with that by cystoscopy. The positive rate of bilateral localization diagnosis was higher than that by cystoscopy.
Conclusion:
A less invasive technique, radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy can be used as a new option for the localization diagnosis of chyluria.