Open Access18F-FDG PET/CT demonstrated renal and hepatic cyst infection in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Author(s) -
Domenico Albano,
Giovanni Bosio,
Francesco Bertagna
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nuclear medicine review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1644-4345
pISSN - 1506-9680
DOI - 10.5603/nmr.2016.0035
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , cyst , autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease , kidney , polycystic kidney disease , kidney disease , disease , radiology
Infection of renal or hepatic cyst is a serious complication of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and early diagnosis is crucial for the correct management. We report a case of 64-year-old male with ADPKD, who required renal transplantation some years before, with recent recurrent episodes of fever and abdominal pain, who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT twice at 18 months intervals, after not conclusive conventional imaging studies (CT, ultrasonography). 18F-FDG PET/CT has proven to be a useful method for the diagnosis of renal and hepatic cyst infection in a patient with ADPKD and for the subse-quent management.