18F-FDG Imaging of Chronic Inflammation Associated With Promontofixation of the Uterus

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Jan;42(1):42-43. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001420.

Abstract

A high F-FDG uptake was found in a mesh of promontofixation in a 74-year-old woman who underwent a PET/CT scan for initial staging of cervical cancer. The patient underwent a laparoscopic treatment for a prolapsed uterus 7 years before. Promontofixation can be associated with complications due to chronic inflammation. F-FDG-PET may diagnose chronic inflammation of the mesh.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / diagnostic imaging
  • Inflammation / etiology
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Surgical Mesh / adverse effects
  • Uterine Prolapse / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Prolapse / surgery

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18