Morita S, Ishibashi M, Yoshii T, Hirayama T, Takahashi K, Kobayashi R, Kaku N, Ohtake H
Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kurume Med J. 1990;37(1):41-3. doi: 10.2739/kurumemedj.37.41.
A case of intestinal bleeding caused by multiple ulcerations near the terminal ileum is presented. Abdominal scanning with Tc-99m tagged red blood cells (Tc-99m RBC) demonstrated the intermittent bleeding in short intervals. Selective angiography did not demonstrate the bleeding site. Exploratory laparotomy showed 3 ulcers on the ileum at a site near the terminal ileum, with bleeding from one site. Tc-99m RBC abdominal scanning was very useful in this case for localization of the site of gastrointestinal bleeding before laparotomy.
