title: Meckel's diverticulum masked by a long period of intermittent recurrent subocclusive episodes.
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most frequent congenital abnormality of the small bowel and it is often difficult to diagnose. It is usually asymptomatic but approximately 4% are symptomatic with complications such as bleeding, intestinal obstruction, and inflammation. The authors report a case of a 7-year-old boy with a one-year history of recurrent periumbilical colicky pain with associated alimentary vomiting, symptoms erroneously related to a cyclic vomiting syndrome but not to MD. The clinical features and the differential diagnostic methods employed for diagnosis of MD are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy. codrich@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Codrich
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taddio
authors.forename: Jurgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schleef
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marchetti
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology