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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2015; 14(01): 57-59
DOI: 10.4103/1450-1147.150553
Case report

18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Infected Polycystic Kidney Disease

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  • Anna Paschali

    Centre for Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece

  • Alexandros Georgakopoulos

    Centre for Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece

  • Nikoletta Pianou

    Centre for Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece

  • Constantinos Anagnostopoulos

    Centre for Clinical Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece
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A positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) study using 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 F-FDG) was performed in a 54-year-old female with polycystic kidney disease, fever, and abdominal discomfort. Cyst′s infection was suspected, but CT and U/S findings were not specific to accurately depict pyocysts and guide surgical treatment. In PET/CT, both kidneys are enlarged with multiple cysts and little remaining parenchyma. There is intense focal or ring-shaped FDG uptake in cysts in the upper and lower poles of the left kidney indicative of active infection. There is also increased FDG uptake in para-aortic lymph nodes bilaterally. Hepatic and right renal cysts do not present increased FDG uptake. As this case illustrates, FDG PET/CT can be helpful for the precise localization of cyst infections in patients with polycystic kidney disease considered for surgical treatment.

Keywords

18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose - autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - infection - positron emission tomography/computed tomography


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21 May 2022

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