title: Meckel's diverticulum. Internal hernia and adhesions without gastrointestinal bleeding--ultrasound and scintigraphic findings.
abstract: The results from an ultrasound study performed on an 11-year-old boy, who had several weeks of intermittent abdominal pain, showed a nonperistaltic loop of bowel near the umbilicus, which suggested either an internal hernia or a diverticulum. Tc-99m pertechnetate imaging showed a focal collection near the umbilicus, which was consistent with a Meckel's diverticulum. No evidence was found of gastrointestinal bleeding. Exploratory laparotomy showed a Meckel's diverticulum near the terminal ileum and attached to the anterior abdominal wall close to the umbilicus. Small bowel had herniated through the loop formed by the terminal ileum and the diverticulum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Slavin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010528:Peristalsis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m