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Lodine-131 uptake in a patient with cholelithiasis on post-therapeutic scan

Volume: 61 Number: 3 September 12, 2022
  • Mertcan Guven *
  • Aylin Oral
  • Sadik Tamsel
  • Aysegul Akgun
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Lodine-131 uptake in a patient with cholelithiasis on post-therapeutic scan

Abstract

A 71-year-old male patient was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma follicular variant after bilateral total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine treatment was applied. The post-therapeutic whole-body scan demonstrated a focal 131I uptake in the right lobe of the liver in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) was performed to determine the precise localization of 131I uptake. It was understood that the identified focal 131I activity was due to cholelithiasis. In the same period, free-floating gallstones in the lumen and the gallbladder neck were observed on the abdominal ultrasonography

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

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Authors

Mertcan Guven *
0000-0002-0378-4045
Türkiye

Aylin Oral
Türkiye

Sadik Tamsel
Türkiye

Aysegul Akgun
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 12, 2022

Submission Date

February 16, 2022

Acceptance Date

March 1, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 61 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.1167384

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA66XU85ZM

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1.Mertcan Guven, Aylin Oral, Sadik Tamsel, Aysegul Akgun. Lodine-131 uptake in a patient with cholelithiasis on post-therapeutic scan. EJM. 2022 Sep. 1;61(3):505-6. doi:10.19161/etd.1167384

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