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I-Piflufolastat F-18 iyisithombe esikhethekile esisebenzisa imisebe esetshenziselwa ukusiza odokotela ukuthi babone amaseli omdlavuza wendlala yesinye ngokusobala ngesikhathi sokuskena kwe-PET. Lo muthi usebenza njengesibani esiqondiswe ngqo, uqokomisa izindawo lapho umdlavuza wendlala yesinye ungase ufihleke khona emzimbeni wakho ukuze ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lenze izinqumo ezingcono zokwelapha wena.
I-Piflufolastat F-18 iyisithwebuli esisebenzisa imisebe esijovwa odokotela egazini lakho ngaphambi kokuskena kwe-PET. Cabanga ngayo njengedayi ekhethekile efuna ngqo amaseli omdlavuza wendlala yesinye, iwenza akhanye ekuskeneni kwesithombe.
Lo muthi uqukethe inani elincane le-fluorine-18 enomsakazo elinamathiselwe kumolekyuli ebopha ku-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA). I-PSMA iyiphrotheni evela ngezilinganiso eziphakeme kakhulu kumaseli omdlavuza wendlala yesinye uma kuqhathaniswa namaseli anempilo.
Ingxenye enomsakazo yomuthi ibuthakathaka kakhulu futhi iphephile ukusetshenziswa kwezokwelapha. Ikhipha isignali eyanele nje ukuze itholwe isithwebuli se-PET, ngenkathi ichitheka ngokwemvelo emzimbeni wakho emahoreni ambalwa.
Odokotela basebenzisa i-Piflufolastat F-18 ukuthola umdlavuza wendlala yesinye ongase usabalale ngaphandle kwendlala yesinye. Lolu vivinyo lokuthwebula lusiza ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ukuthi libone kahle ukuthi amaseli omdlavuza angase afihleke kuphi emzimbeni wakho.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome lokhu kuskena uma amazinga akho e-PSA enyuka ngemva kokwelashwa komdlavuza wendlala yesinye, okusikisela ukuthi umdlavuza ungase ubuye. Ukuskena kungathola umdlavuza kuma-lymph nodes, amathambo, noma ezinye izitho ezingase zingaveli ngokusobala ekuskeneni okuvamile kwe-CT noma i-MRI.
Lolu vivinyo lusiza ikakhulukazi amadoda anomdlavuza wendlala yesinye obuyayo acabanga ngezinketho zokwelapha ezengeziwe. Izithombe ezinemininingwane zisiza odokotela ukuthi bahlele indlela esebenza kahle kakhulu esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Piflufolastat F-18 isebenza ngokugxila kuphrothini ethile ebizwa nge-PSMA eyenziwa ngamaseli omdlavuza wendlala yesinye ngobuningi obukhulu. Uma ifakwe emithanjeni yakho yegazi, umuthi uhamba emzimbeni wakho wonke bese unamathela kula maseli omdlavuza.
Ingxenye ye-fluorine-18 enomoya-mpilo yomuthi ikhipha amasignali angabonwa yi-PET scanner. Lawa masignali aveza amabala aqhakazile ezithombeni ze-scan, okubonisa udokotela wakho ngqo ukuthi angabe amaseli omdlavuza wendlala yesinye atholakala kuphi.
Lokhu kubhekwa njenge-ejenti yokuthwebula enamandla amaphakathi, okusho ukuthi inikeza izithombe ezicacile nezinemininingwane. Umuthi uvamise ukufinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu lokuqina kumaseli omdlavuza phakathi kwemizuzu engama-60 kuya kwengama-120 ngemuva kokujovwa.
Ungadla futhi uphuze ngokujwayelekile ngaphambi kokuskena kwakho, njengoba ukudla kungaphazamisi lo muthi. Kodwa-ke, ukuhlala unamanzi ngokwanele ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi kusiza izinso zakho ukuthi zisebenze umuthi ngempumelelo.
Susa noma yiziphi izinto zensimbi njengobucwebe, amabhande, noma izingubo ezinama-zipper ensimbi ngaphambi kokuskena. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokunikeza ingubo yasesibhedlela ozoyigqoka ngesikhathi senqubo.
Fika ekuqokweni kwakho ngesikhathi, njengoba umuthi ulungiselelwe ngqo isikhathi sakho sokuskena esihleliwe. I-tracer enomoya-mpilo inesigamu sokuphila esifushane, okusho ukuthi ilahlekelwa ukusebenza kwayo ngokushesha uma ingasetshenziswa ngendlela ehleliwe.
Inqubo yonke ivamise ukuthatha amahora ama-2 kuya kwama-3 kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni. Okokuqala, uzothola umjovo, bese ulinda imizuzu engama-60 kuya kwengama-120 ukuze umuthi ujikeleze futhi unamathele kunoma yimaphi amaseli omdlavuza.
I-PET scan yangempela ithatha imizuzu engama-20 kuya kwengama-30, ngesikhathi ozolala ngaso unganyakazi etafuleni elihamba ngesithwebuli. Isikhathi sokulinda sivumela umuthi ukuthi ufinyelele ezingeni elifanele ezinzweni zakho ukuze kuthwebulwe kahle.
Iningi lezinto ezinomsakazo zishiya umzimba wakho ngokwemvelo ngomchamo phakathi kwamahora angama-24. Ungaqala kabusha imisebenzi yakho ejwayelekile ngokushesha ngemva kokuskena, nakuba ungase ufune ukuphuza amanzi engeziwe ukuze asize ukukhipha imithi.
Abantu abaningi ababi nayo imiphumela eceleni evela ku-Piflufolastat F-18, njengoba ivame ukubekezelelwa kahle kakhulu. Inani lezinto ezinomsakazo ezisetshenziswayo lincane futhi lenzelwe ukuthi liphephe ekuthwebuleni izithombe zezokwelapha.
Nansi imiphumela eceleni evame kakhulu ukuthi abanye abantu bangase bayithole, nakuba ithinta ngaphansi kuka-1 kwabangu-100 abagulayo:
Lezi zimpawu, uma zenzeka, zivame ukuba mnene futhi zizixazulule zodwa phakathi namahora ambalwa. Ukuvezwa kwemisebe evela kulokhu kuskena kufana nalokho ongase ukuthole kwezinye izivivinyo zokuthwebula izithombe zezokwelapha.
Imiphumela eceleni engavamile kodwa engathi sína ingabandakanya ukusabela komzimba ngaphandle, nakuba lokhu kungavamile kakhulu. Izimpawu zokusabela komzimba ngaphandle zingabandakanya ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, noma ukuqubuka kwesikhumba okukhulu.
I-Piflufolastat F-18 ayinconyelwe abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abangase bakhulelwe, njengoba ukuvezwa kwemisebe kungase kulimaze ingane esakhula. Uma ungumuntu wesifazane osemnkantshubomvu, udokotela wakho cishe uzodinga ukuhlolwa kokukhulelwa ngaphambi kokuskena.
Omama abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngesikhathi nodokotela wabo, njengoba amanani amancane omuthi angadlulela obisini. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukumpompa nokulahla ubisi lwebele amahora angu-12 kuya kwangu-24 ngemva kokuskena.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezinzima zezinso bangase badinge ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba umuthi ngokuyinhloko ukhishwa ngezinso. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngaphambi kokuncoma lokhu kuskena.
Uma unomlando wokungezwani okukhulu kwezinye izinto zokuthwebula izithombe, qiniseka ukuthi utshela ithimba lakho lezokwelapha. Nakuba ukungezwani ku-Piflufolastat F-18 kungavamile, udokotela wakho udinga ukwazi nganoma yikuphi ukungezwani okwenzeke ngaphambili.
I-Piflufolastat F-18 itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Pylarify e-United States. Le yinguqulo yemithi evunywe yi-FDA esetshenziswa yizibhedlela nezikhungo zokuthwebula izithombe ukuze zenze izithombe ze-PSMA PET.
Ezinye izikhungo zezokwelapha zingase zibhekisele kuyo ngokuthi
I-Piflufolastat F-18 inesigamu sokuphila eside, okusho ukuthi sihlala sisebenza isikhathi eside futhi singatholakala kabanzi ezikhungweni zokuthwebula izithombe. I-Ga-68 PSMA-11 isetshenziswe isikhathi eside ezindaweni zocwaningo futhi ingase ithandwe ezikhungweni ezithile zezokwelapha.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwale mithi kuvame ukuncika kulokho okutholakala esikhungweni sakho sokuthwebula izithombe kunokungafani okukhulu ekusebenzeni kahle. Zombili zinikeza udokotela wakho imininingwane enemininingwane ukuze aqondise izinqumo zakho zokwelashwa.
Yebo, i-Piflufolastat F-18 ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Ngokungafani neminye imithi yokuthwebula izithombe, le mithi ayithinti kakhulu amazinga kashukela egazini, ngakho-ke ungaqhubeka nokuthatha imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela njengenjwayelo.
Kufanele uqhubeke nomkhuba wakho ojwayelekile wokuphatha isifo sikashukela ngaphambi nangemva kokuskena. Uma unokukhathazeka ngokudla ngaphambi kokuskena, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho, nakuba imikhawulo yokudla ngokuvamile ingadingeki ngale mithi.
Ukweqisa ngengozi kwe-Piflufolastat F-18 akunakwenzeka kakhulu, njengoba imithi ilinganiswa ngokucophelela futhi inikezwa ochwepheshe bezokwelapha zenuzi abaqeqeshiwe. Ukulinganisa kunembile futhi kuqashwe kuyo yonke inqubo.
Uma unokukhathazeka ngomthamo wakho noma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile ngemuva komjovo, xhumana nethimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokushesha. Bangakwazi ukukuqapha futhi banikeze ukunakekelwa okusekelayo uma kudingeka, nakuba izinkinga ezinzima ezivela kule mithi zingavamile kakhulu.
Uma ukuskena kwakho kuhlehlisiwe kakhulu, kungase kudingeke ukuthi kuhlelwe kabusha ngolunye usuku. I-tracer enomsakazo inesigamu sokuphila esifushane futhi iba ngaphandle kokusebenza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngakho-ke isikhathi sibalulekile emiphumeleni enembile.
Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizohlola ukuthi ukubambezeleka kuyawuthinta yini izinga lokuskena kwakho. Uma ukuhlela kabusha kudingekile, ungakhathazeki – lokhu akuthinti impilo yakho noma izinketho zokwelashwa, kodwa isikhathi sokuthola ulwazi oludingwa udokotela wakho.
Ungaqhubeka nayo yonke imisebenzi ejwayelekile ngokushesha ngemva kokuskena kwakho. Inani elincane lezinto ezinomsakazo alibeki ingozi kumalungu omndeni wakho noma ezifuywayo ngokuxhumana okuvamile nengxoxo.
Ukuphuza amanzi engeziwe amahora okuqala angu-24 kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uqede imithi ngokushesha. Odokotela abathile batusa ukukhawulela ukuxhumana okuseduze nabesifazane abakhulelwe kanye nezingane ezincane amahora ambalwa okuqala, nakuba lokhu kuyisinyathelo sokuzivikela nje.
I-Piflufolastat F-18 ngeke iphazamise izivivinyo zegazi, ezinye izkena, noma izinqubo zezokwelapha uma isusiwe ohlelweni lwakho, okwenzeka ngokuvamile emahoreni angu-24. Umuthi wenzelwe ukuthi uqedwe ngokushesha nangokuphelele.
Uma unezinye izinqubo zezokwelapha ezihlelelwe ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuskena kwakho kwe-PSMA PET, khuluma ngalokhu kuwo womabili amaqembu ezokwelapha. Nakuba ukuphazamiseka kungenzeki, kuhle ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi odokotela bakho babe nolwazi olugcwele mayelana nezivivinyo zakho zezokwelapha zakamuva.
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