A new imaging modality in detection of caustic oesophageal injury: Technetium-99m pyrophosphate scintigraphy

Aksu, Burhan; Durmuş Altun, Gülay; Üstün, Funda; Torun, Neşe; KANTER, MEHMET; Ümit, Hasan; Süt, Necdet

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.11.008

A new imaging modality in detection of caustic oesophageal injury: Technetium-99m pyrophosphate scintigraphy

Aksu B., Durmuş Altun G., Üstün F., Torun N., KANTER M., Ümit H., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.73, no.3, pp.409-415, 2009 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 73 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2009
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.11.008
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.409-415

Abstract

Objectives: Early oesophagoscopy is usually recommended in children after caustic ingestion to assess the severity of the initial digestive lesions. An oesophagoscopic procedure in children always demands to be performed under sedation and bears a certain risk of iatrogenic injury. The purpose of the study is to determine the value and sensitivity of Tc-99m pyrophosphate (99mTc-PYP) scintigraphy for the detection of caustic oesophageal injury.