99mTc-MAG3 Renography of Intrathoracic Renal Ectopia

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Jan;44(1):78-80. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002336.

Abstract

We report a case of a 49-year-old woman with a rare anomaly, intrathoracic renal ectopia. Her medical history includes a surgically corrected congenital diaphragmatic hernia, which can cause late presentations of diaphragmatic hernia in adult life. The Tc-MAG3 renogram demonstrated slower emptying of the dilated pelvis of the ectopic kidney than the normal kidney. The curve confirmed a delayed Tmax, followed by a distinct decline. These features are not indicative of a complete obstruction, but can result from partial obstruction, renal dysfunction with poor response to diuresis, pelvic dilatation (such as in our patient), or a combination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radioisotope Renography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide
  • Thorax / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Mertiatide