Reminiscing on remnants: Imaging of meckel diverticulum and its complications in adults

Argha Chatterjee; Carla Harmath; Camila Lopes Vendrami; Nancy A. Hammond; Pardeep Mittal; Riad Salem; Frank H. Miller

doi:10.2214/AJR.17.18088

Reminiscing on remnants: Imaging of meckel diverticulum and its complications in adults

Argha Chatterjee, Carla Harmath, Camila Lopes Vendrami, Nancy A. Hammond, Pardeep Mittal, Riad Salem, Frank H. Miller

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OBJECTIVE. Meckel diverticulum may become symptomatic if it is complicated by hemorrhage, intestinal obstruction, diverticulitis, or tumor. Although classically described in children, it is often missed in adults because of lack of suspicion and diffculty in detection. The purpose of this article is to review the imaging fndings and management of Meckel diverticulum and its complications. CONCLUSION. Although it is infrequently encountered incidentally, Meckel diverticulum should be considered especially when interpreting examinations for abdominal pain, small-bowel obstruction, and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	W287-W296
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	209
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.17.18088
State	Published - Nov 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Congenital diverticulum
Diverticulitis
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Imaging
Intestinal obstruction
Meckel diverticulum
Meckel scan

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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