The "Fisherman's Waders" sign in a bone scan of inferior vena cava thrombosis associated with nephrotic syndrome

This paper presents a 61-year-old male patient with nephrotic syndrome, hypercoagulability and IVC thrombosis. Increased soft tissue uptake below the level of the mid chest was seen in his bone scan. The term "Fisherman's Waders" sign is suggested for this finding, whose recognition m...

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Published inAnnals of nuclear medicine Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 237 - 241
Main Authors Chu, L S, Chang, C P, Liu, R S, Wynchank, S, Sheu, M H, Chiang, J H, Yeh, S H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.11.1995
Subjects
Blood Coagulation Disorders - complications
Bone and Bones - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nephrotic Syndrome - complications
Nephrotic Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vena Cava, Inferior - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:This paper presents a 61-year-old male patient with nephrotic syndrome, hypercoagulability and IVC thrombosis. Increased soft tissue uptake below the level of the mid chest was seen in his bone scan. The term "Fisherman's Waders" sign is suggested for this finding, whose recognition may permit the identification of inferior vena cava obstruction in bone scans. The existence of a cavo-portal shunt was also confirmed by dynamic scintigraphy.
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ISSN:0914-7187
1864-6433
DOI:10.1007/BF03168407