Assessment of penile bone graft viability by bone scintigraphy: a case report

Ann Nucl Med. 2000 Oct;14(5):377-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02988699.

Abstract

A 20-year-old man, who had penile reconstruction surgery with an iliac bone graft a year ago due to malcircumcision at 6 years old underwent bone scintigraphy in order to detect bone graft viability. The accumulation of 99mTc-MDP in the penile region revealed the viability of the bone graft. This case report shows that bone scintigraphy can be used to assess the viability of a bone graft located inside the penis as well as bone grafts placed elsewhere in the extremities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Transplantation* / physiology
  • Circumcision, Male / adverse effects*
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Ilium
  • Male
  • Penis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Penis / surgery*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
  • Transplantation, Autologous

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate