Peritoneal Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Complications Associated with Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-71

  Rajnish, Anshu ^a   Ahmad, Muffazal ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrothorax; Inguinal Hernia; Peritoneal Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SCINTISCANNING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; INGUINAL HERNIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PERITONEAL SCINTIGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL CAVITY; SCINTISCANNING;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 0037209121     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200301000-00024     Document Type: Article

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