title: Many faces of Meckel's diverticulum and its complications.
abstract: Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a true diverticulum containing all layers of the intestinal wall and identified as a saccular, blind-ending structure located on the antimesenteric border of the distal ileum. Most patients remain asymptomatic during their lifetime. Symptomatic cases are nonspecific and can present as small-bowel obstruction, diverticulitis, perforation, gastrointestinal bleeding, and rarely, a neoplasm. Therefore, the radiological diagnosis is of paramount important for proper patient management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. tiam.mahidol@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sitthipong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srisajjakul
authors.affiliation: Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Patcharin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prapaisilp
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Pratumtani Hospital, Pratumtani, Thailand.
authors.forename: Sirikan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bangchokdee
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Complication; Imaging; Meckel’s diverticulitis; Meckel’s diverticulum