Verification of Duodenobiliary Reflux With SPECT/CT Imaging

Abstract

Duodenobiliary reflux is believed to be 1 of the causes of recurrent bacterial cholangitis. We reported a 65-year-old woman with intermittent epigastric pain for 20 years. She was diagnosed with cholelithiasis in the past, and she still had recurrent abdominal pain after the stone was removed. The patient was suspected of having duodenobiliary reflux and received duodenobiliary reflux imaging. After oral administration of 700 mL water containing 5 mCi 99mTc-DTPA, SPECT/CT images of the abdomen were acquired. Abnormal radioactivity was seen in the common bile duct, indicating the presence of duodenobiliary reflux.