Presentation
Persistent right upper quadrant pain. Normal ultrasound without cholelithiasis, but probe Murphy's sign positive.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Normal HIDA scan
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HIDA Scan
- Uniform radiotracer activity throughout the liver
- Prompt excretion into the bile ducts
- Radioactivity tracer activity seen in the gallbladder after 10 min
- Ongoing accumulation of radiotracer over the 30 min study
Normal cholescintigraphy (HIDA) scan
Case Discussion
Normal HIDA scan performed with 200 mBq of Tc-99m DISIDA given IV and 30 minutes of imaging.
Acute cholecystitis and/or cystic duct obstruction can effectively be excluded since there is radiotracer activity in the gallbladder after 10 min and ongoing accumulation over the 30 min study.