搭-99m植酸目前已經被用在淋巴閃爍攝影以及網狀內皮系統的攝影上。然而，目前仍缺乏文獻報 告使用搭-99m植酸腹腔閃爍攝影來偵測腹腔肋膜腔分流。傳統上使用的藥物爲搭-99m sulfur colloid以及 搭-99m標記的大顆粒聚合人血清白蛋白。我們報告一位肝硬化的病人合倂右側大量胸水，以Tc-99m植 酸腹腔閃爍攝影成功的顯示腹腔肋膜腔分流的現象。這代表搭-99m植酸在缺乏傳統非腹膜吸收藥物的 地方也是一個合理的替代品。

Tc-99m phytate has been used as the agent for lymphoscintigraphy and reticuloendothelial images. Nevertheless, the use of Tc-99m phytate in peritoneoscintigraphy to detect peritoneopleural shunt has not been reported in literature; and the traditional agents used for peritoneoscintigraphy are Tc-99m labelled sulfur colloid and Tc-99m labelled macro-aggregated albumin. We here report a liver cirrhotic patient with refractory right pleural effusion successfully demonstrated the peritoneopleural shunt by Tc-99m phytate peritoneoscintigraphy. This indicates that Tc_ 99m phytate is a reasonable choice for peritoneoscintigraphy in facilities unavailable of traditional peritoneal non-absorptive radiotracers.