Vesicocolic fistula detected by (99m)Tc-MAG3 renogram

Clin Nucl Med. 2015 Jan;40(1):73-5. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000571.

Abstract

A 55-year-old man presented with 60-lb weight loss in 6 months. An abdominal CT demonstrated a large mass in the pelvis arising from the sigmoid colon and invading the urinary bladder. His elevated serum creatinine (1.25 mg/dL) triggered a request for a Tc-MAG3. Tc-MAG3 renogram demonstrated communication of the urinary bladder with the descending colon but no evidence of obstruction to drainage from the kidneys to the bladder. A retrograde cystogram confirmed a vesicocolic fistula. After multiple rounds of chemotherapy, the patient died 7 months later.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radioisotope Renography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide*
  • Urinary Bladder Fistula / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide