A case of siblings with Meckel's diverticulum diagnosed before operation.
The authors encountered a sibling case of Meckel's diverticulum in 9 and 11 year old Japanese boys. They were diagnosed using contrast examination and 99mTc-pertechnetate scintigraphy before operation. The familial tendency is one in every 2500 families. Only 15 cases of familial occurrence have been reported by five authors.
Matsukuma
Y
Y
Department of Pediatrics, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Japan.
Matsuo
Y
Y
Sakaguchi
M
M
Yamada
T
T
Hirata
T
T
Tanaka
N
N
Morita
J
J
Araki
H
H
Sue
K
K
Kaneko
T
T
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m