Revisiting the forgotten remnant: Imaging spectrum of Meckel’s diverticulum
SA Journal of Radiology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Revisiting the forgotten remnant: Imaging spectrum of Meckel’s diverticulum | |
| Creator | Kumar, Manish Singh, Priya Kumari, Priti Kaushik, Rohit | |
| Description | Meckel’s diverticulum is a true diverticulum of the alimentary tract occurring resulting from the persistence of remnants of the vitello-intestinal duct. They are often asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed during surgery. Complications such as intestinal obstruction, diverticulitis, intestinal haemorrhage and perforation may occur with Meckel’s diverticulum, which renders them symptomatic. The clinical and imaging diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum is very challenging. As a result of the rare occurrence of complicated Meckel’s diverticulum and the difficult preoperative diagnosis, knowledge of its imaging features is limited. The presented case series describes a spectrum of complications caused by Meckel’s diverticulum and its CT imaging features. It highlights the importance of a high clinical suspicion by carefully searching for a Meckel’s diverticulum on CT in its characteristic location to avoid missing it preoperatively. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2022-07-19 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajr.v26i1.2431 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Radiology; Vol 26, No 1 (2022); 6 pages 2078-6778 1027-202X | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2431/3227
https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2431/3228
https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2431/3229
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