An unusual cause of acute abdominal pain in a child: An inverted meckel diverticulum: Report of a case

Inverted Meckel diverticulum has been reported as a lead point for intussusception in children. However all cases of isolated inversion of a Meckel diverticulum have involved adults in whom the diagnosis was clinically unexpected. We describe the sonographic appearance of isolated inversion of Mecke...

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Published in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 2010-07, Vol.38 (6), p.314-316
Main Authors: Yigiter, Murat, Kıyıcı, Halil, Yucesan, Selçuk, Hicsonmez, Akgün
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen, Acute - etiology
Abdomen, Acute - surgery
Child, Preschool
Humans
intussusception
isolated inverted Meckel diverticulum
Male
Meckel Diverticulum - complications
Meckel Diverticulum - diagnostic imaging
Meckel Diverticulum - surgery
Ultrasonography
Vomiting - etiology
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Summary:Inverted Meckel diverticulum has been reported as a lead point for intussusception in children. However all cases of isolated inversion of a Meckel diverticulum have involved adults in whom the diagnosis was clinically unexpected. We describe the sonographic appearance of isolated inversion of Meckel diverticulum in a 3‐year‐old boy with acute abdominal symptoms. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010
ISSN:0091-2751
1097-0096
1097-0096
DOI:10.1002/jcu.20681