title: Color Doppler sonographic findings of inflamed and perforated Meckel diverticulum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe color Doppler sonographic findings in 2 cases of inflamed and perforated Meckel diverticulum.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two patients with inflamed and perforated Meckel diverticulum underwent color Doppler sonographic studies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gray scale sonographic examination identified a fixed cystlike structure with a gut signature surrounded by a hyperechoic layer. Color Doppler sonography revealed hyperemia in the diverticular wall and hyperechoic layer, which was more intense in 1 patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Identification of a fixed cystlike structure with a gut signature and wall hyperemia suggests the diagnosis of inflamed Meckel diverticulum; when a hyperechoic layer surrounds this structure, perforation of the diverticulum should be suspected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital da Criança Conceição-Ministério da Saúde, Porto Alegre, Brazil. matteo@via-rs.net
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baldisserotto
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color