... small bowel diverticulum associated with this segment. Findings were suggestive of small bowel diverticulitis or possibly focal enteritis. A Meckel’s diverticulum scan was diagnostic of Meckel’s diverticulum. The patient was then immediately taken to the operating room for emergency laparotomy...

... with small ulcers, approximately 75 cm proximal to the ileocecal valve, resulting in an intussusception. An inverted Meckel’s diverticulum was strongly suspected. Pressure was applied to the protruding lesion using contrast medium injection after wedging the lumen with a balloon. The intussusception...

...Satoko Nose; Hiroomi Okuyama; Takashi Sasaki; Mika Nishimura Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is a common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, the majority of cases of which are clinically silent. Patients with asymptomatic MD can unexpectedly develop acute abdominal pain. Making a diagnosis...

...I. Xinias; A. Mavroudi; M. Fotoulaki; G. Tsikopoulos; A. Kalampakas; G. Imvrios Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, affecting about 2% of the population. Most cases of Meckel’s diverticula are asymptomatic. The diagnosis...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Meckel’s diverticulum Obscure-overt gastrointestinal bleeding Chronic abdominal pain Case Rep Gastroenterol 2008;2:83 90 DOI: 10.1159/000119642 Published online: March 13, 2008 ©...