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Ectopic Intrathoracic Kidney due to Diaphragmatic Eventration Detected on Bone Scan

Authors: Warda Ahmad, Nayyar Rubab, Farkhanda Gillani, Muhammad Shahzad Afzal, Muhammad Babar Imran

Published in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 2/2024

Abstract

The technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (^99mTc-MDP) whole-body bone scan along with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT) can detect challenging soft tissue uptake patterns. We present a case of a 67-year-old female in whom the ^99mTc-MDP scan, performed 3 hours after injection, revealed abnormal soft tissue uptake in the right thoracic region. No functioning right kidney was seen in the right lumbar region. Hybrid SPECT/CT revealed an ectopic right kidney in the subdiaphragmatic location, accompanied by gut loops and eventration of the right-sided diaphragm. This case underscores the value of SPECT/CT in identifying and characterizing unexpected anatomical abnormalities, such as ectopic kidneys.

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Title: Ectopic Intrathoracic Kidney due to Diaphragmatic Eventration Detected on Bone Scan
Authors: Warda Ahmad
Nayyar Rubab
Farkhanda Gillani
Muhammad Shahzad Afzal
Muhammad Babar Imran
Publication date: 22-11-2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Published in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 2/2024
Print ISSN: 1869-3474
Electronic ISSN: 1869-3482
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-023-00829-y

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