Diagnostic accuracy of nuclear medicine imaging in protein losing enteropathy : systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.

Background And Aim: Scintigraphy using Tc-99m or In-111 labeled proteins is an important diagnostic modality for diagnosis of protein losing enteropathy (PLE). We systematically reviewed the available literature regarding the accuracy of scintigraphy using Tc-99m or In-111 labeled proteins for diagnosis of PLE.

Methods: Medline and SCOPUS were searched using (("protein losing") AND ("scintigraphy" OR "Nuclear Medicine")) as keywords without any language or date limit.