Meckel's diverticulum. Internal hernia and adhesions without gastrointestinal bleeding--ultrasound and scintigraphic findings

Clinical Nuclear Medicine
H B HawkinsR P Spencer

Abstract

The results from an ultrasound study performed on an 11-year-old boy, who had several weeks of intermittent abdominal pain, showed a nonperistaltic loop of bowel near the umbilicus, which suggested either an internal hernia or a diverticulum. Tc-99m pertechnetate imaging showed a focal collection near the umbilicus, which was consistent with a Meckel's diverticulum. No evidence was found of gastrointestinal bleeding. Exploratory laparotomy showed a Meckel's diverticulum near the terminal ileum and attached to the anterior abdominal wall close to the umbilicus. Small bowel had herniated through the loop formed by the terminal ileum and the diverticulum.

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