Enterogastroesophageal reflux detected on 99m-technetium sestamibi cardiac imaging as a cause of chest pain


Erdogan Z., SİLOV G., Özdal A., Turhal Ö.

Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.45-48, 2013 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0972-3919.116813
  • Dergi Adı: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.45-48
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Enterogastroesophageal reflux, myocard perfusion imaging, technetium-99m sestamibi
  • Samsun Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with technetium-99m sestamibi (Tc-99m MIBI) is considered a diagnostic technique that is widely used for the investigation of suspected coronary artery disease. Incidental inspection of an extracardiac activity is indirect, but important marker, which can identify a potentially treatable non-coronary cause for chest pain that may mimic cardiac symptoms. Here, we present an illustrative case in which significant enterogastroesophageal reflux of Tc-99m MIBI occurred during the cardiac imaging following prompt hepatobiliary clearance. Because, there was normal myocardial perfusion on MPI, presence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) on GER scintigraphy and detection of mild inflammation with pathologically confirmed hyperplastic polyp by endoscopy, in view of the above findings we concluded that the probable cause of chest pain was reflux.