Meckel's diverticulum. Vagaries of technetium scanning.
A case of a Meckel's diverticulum is described in a young man presenting with abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding. Methods of arriving at the diagnosis preoperatively are reviewed. A false-negative as well as a true-positive small bowel series and technetium scan were obtained in this case. The factors influencing technetium uptake by a Meckel's diverticulum are reviewed.
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
D013667:Technetium