Imaging Manifestations of Meckel's Diverticulum

Elsayes, Khaled M.; Menias, Christine O.; Harvin, Howard J.; Francis, Isaac R.

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“…The US findings of a cyst supported the suspicion of a surgery-indicated cause for the painful episodes, but other gut malformations such as mesenteric cysts or enteric duplications, both of which can present with subocclusive symptoms, were taken into account in the differential diagnoses of our child. US and computed tomography are reported in the literature to be valuable radiological investigations in MD patients without the classical history of painless hemorrhage [7,8] . Complicated MD has a spectrum of radiological features which may help in the preoperative investigations, but are not always diagnostic [7][8][9] .…”

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“…US and computed tomography are reported in the literature to be valuable radiological investigations in MD patients without the classical history of painless hemorrhage [7,8] . Complicated MD has a spectrum of radiological features which may help in the preoperative investigations, but are not always diagnostic [7][8][9] . Our rationale in choosing MRI as a second-line radiological examination lay in the fact that we needed a better anatomical definition of what we suspected was a pelvic mass, without further irradiation of the child: there is no evidence for the use of MRI to detect MD in the literature.…”

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Meckel’s diverticulum masked by a long period of intermittent recurrent subocclusive episodes

Codrich¹,

Taddio²,

Schleef³

et al. 2009

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Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most frequent congenital abnormality of the small bowel and it is often difficult to diagnose. It is usually asymptomatic but approximately 4% are symptomatic with complications such as bleeding, intestinal obstruction, and inflammation. The authors report a case of a 7-year-old boy with a one-year history of recurrent periumbilical colicky pain with associated alimentary vomiting, symptoms erroneously related to a cyclic vomiting syndrome but not to MD. The clinical features and the differential diagnostic methods employed for diagnosis of MD are discussed.

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Meckel’s diverticulum masked by a long period of intermittent recurrent subocclusive episodes

Codrich¹,

Taddio²,

Schleef³

et al. 2009

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“…The most common symptom of complicated Meckel's diverticulum is intestinal obstruction. The reasons for obstruction are volvulus around the band between diverticulum and umbilicus, intussusception of the inverted diverticulum acting as a lead point, stricture, entrapment of gut loops under the mesodiverticular band and litter's hernia [5]. Mesodiverticular band is a rare intraoperative finding leading to entrapment of the gut loop between it and mesentery.…”

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Internal herniation beneath mesodiverticular band producing ambiguous picture in intestinal obstruction: A management dilemma

Chauhan¹,

Chaudhary²,

Dayashankar³

2015

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International Journal of Case Reports and Images (IJCRI) is an international, peer reviewed, monthly, open access, online journal, publishing high-quality, articles in all areas of basic medical sciences and clinical specialties.Aim of IJCRI is to encourage the publication of new information by providing a platform for reporting of unique, unusual and rare cases which enhance understanding of disease process, its diagnosis, management and clinico-pathologic correlations.IJCRI publishes Review Articles, Case Series, Case Reports, Case in Images, Clinical Images and Letters to Editor. Website: www.ijcasereportsandimages.comInternal herniation beneath mesodiverticular band producing ambiguous picture in intestinal obstruction: A management dilemma Rakesh Chauhan, Rajesh Chaudhary, R. Dayashankar ABSTRACT Introduction: Mesodiverticular band is a rare cause of obstruction due to Meckel's diverticulum complication. However, exact incidence could not be found in literature. Obstruction as a complication of the Meckel's diverticulum is the most common presentation in adults. Case Report: We present here a case of intestinal obstruction by mesodiverticular band in a 13-year-old child with an ambiguous picture by patient clinically settling with conservative treatment but radiologically air fluid levels still persisting. Conclusion: Mesodiverticular band cannot be diagnosed preoperatively and because of the loosely entrapped loop, obstruction is not complete. So it produces difficult situation for the surgeon to take decision in favor of surgery.

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“…Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center www.jtomc.org OLGU SUNUMU/CASE REPORT J Turgut Ozal Med Cent 2015;22 (2):117-9 procedure ended without any complications. The pathologic diagnosis was reported as Meckel's diverticulum, which was in line with gastric mucosa and intestinal metaplasia (Figure 3).…”

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“…It occurs as a congenital anomaly in about 2% of the population (1,2). Lower gastrointestinal bleeding, obstruction, and inflammation are the most common complications that usually occur in children under 10 years old.…”

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Invagination of Meckel’s Diverticulum: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Abdominal Pain in a Young Girl

2015

J Turgut Ozal Med Cent

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The invagination of Meckel's diverticulum is a very rare cause of abdominal pain in adolescents and adults. The classic clinical triad of the intussusception consisting abdominal pain, a palpable sausage-shaped mass, and bloody stools is seen infrequently. At the diagnosis, ultrasonography and computed tomography has a significant role with characteristic findings that include the "target" sign and sausageshaped appearance. In this paper, we report a case of invagination of Meckel's diverticulum which causes recurrent abdominal pain in a young adolescent. Key Words: Meckel's Diverticulum; Intussusception; Ultrasonography; Computed Tomography. İnvajine Meckel Divertikülü: Bir Genç Kızda Tekrarlayan Karın Ağrısının Nadir Bir NedeniÖzet Meckel divertikülünün invajnasyonu, ergen ve erişkinlerde karın ağrısının çok nadir bir nedenidir. İntussepsiyonun klasik klinik bulguları olan karın ağrısı, ele gelen bir sosis şeklinde kitle ve kanlı dışkı seyrek görülür. Tanıda, ultrasonografi ve bilgisayarlı tomografini önemli bir yere sahiptir ve hedef işareti ya da sosis görünümü ile karakteristik bulgular görülür. Bu yazıda, tekrarlayan karın ağrısına neden invajine Meckel divertikülü olgusu sunulmaktadır.

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Imaging Manifestations of Meckel's Diverticulum

Abstract: Meckel's diverticulum and its complications are a serious health problem. Familiarity of the radiologist with the appearance of this pathologic entity enables an accurate diagnosis in emergent settings.

Cited by 243 publications

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Meckel’s diverticulum masked by a long period of intermittent recurrent subocclusive episodes

Meckel’s diverticulum masked by a long period of intermittent recurrent subocclusive episodes

Internal herniation beneath mesodiverticular band producing ambiguous picture in intestinal obstruction: A management dilemma

Invagination of Meckel’s Diverticulum: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Abdominal Pain in a Young Girl

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