title: [Subphrenic Meckel's diverticulum as a differential diagnosis to Chilaiditi's syndrome].
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) occurs in 2-4% of the population and is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract. A 67 year-old woman was admitted with acute abdomen. Abdominal X-ray showed pneumoperitoneum. During explorative laparoscopy a large perforated MD was found over the right hepatic lobe. CT-scans from an earlier admission revealed the MD but it was misinterpreted on that occasion. An MD in this place and in a person of this age is extremely rare. This case can primarily serve as differential diagnosis when CT-scans reveal mysterious subphrenic configurations.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Afdeling, Helsingør Hospital, 3000 Helsingør, Denmark. charles.kromann@gmail.com
authors.forename: Charles Boy
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kromann
authors.forename: Randi Beier
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Holgersen
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome