title: The floating Meckel.
abstract: A 10-year-old girl was hospitalized because of abdominal pain and significant gastrointestinal bleeding for 3 days with hematocrit of 28% and hemoglobin of 6.1 mmol/L. Gastroscopy and abdominal ultrasound did not reveal any gastrointestinal abnormalities and parameters of coagulation were normal. Because a Meckel diverticulum is one of the most common causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children, a Tc-99m pertechnetate scan (Meckel's scan) was performed to identify ectopic gastric mucosa. Normally, a Meckel diverticulum is found in the right lower quadrant.
authors: Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universitaetsklinikum Dresden, Germany. christian.hoelzel2@uniklinikum-dresden.de
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Hoelzel
authors: Claus
authors: C
authors: Gillitzer
authors: Joerg
authors: J
authors: Kotzerke
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m