Meckel's diverticulum: axial volvulus mimicking emphysematous cholecystitis.
A 48-year-old man presented with symptoms of acute cholecystitis. Abdominal roentgenograms suggested emphysematous cholecystitis. Axial volvulus of a Meckel's diverticulum was discovered at surgery. We discuss this unusual complication of Meckel's diverticula as well as the roentgenographic differential diagnosis of air in the gallbladder.
D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014816:Vitelline Duct