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Query: UMLS:C0153429 (Meckel's diverticulum)
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Perforation of a Meckel's diverticulum by a sharp object often presents with subtle nonspecific abdominal findings. A 53-year-old man had features resembling acute appendicitis and right ureteral obstruction. At laparotomy a wooden toothpick was found perforating a Meckel's diverticulum. The diagnosis of complicated Meckel's diverticulum should be considered when there is typical right lower quadrant pain or the patient is known to have ingested a sharp foreign body. The mortality resulting from perforation is low. The authors discuss other complications of Meckel's diverticulum.
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PMID:Perforation of a Meckel's diverticulum by a foreign body. 682 11

A new cause of a false-positive result of a Meckel's scan is reported. An 11-year-old girl had a 3-week history of constant right lower quadrant pain that was initially managed by laparoscopic appendectomy. A repeated laparoscopy for persistent pain was nondiagnostic. A missed Meckel's diverticulum was considered as the cause of this pain, which prompted a Meckel scan. This scan revealed a periumbilical focus of activity that was interpreted as a Meckel's diverticulum attached to the anterior abdominal wall by a band. The laparotomy showed no Meckel's diverticulum. The false-positive result of the Meckel scan may be the result of inflammation from the periumbilical laparoscopic port site.
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PMID:Laparoscopy as a cause of a false-positive Meckel's scan. 998 66

A perforation of Meckel's diverticulum by foreign bodies is an extremely rare cause of acute abdomen in adults. We herein present a case of a 30-year-old man who was admitted due to symptoms of right lower quadrant pain, anorexia, and vomiting. An exploratory laparotomy was done, and a perforated Meckel's diverticulum due to a chicken bone was found at exploration. A resection of a segment of ileum including the perforated diverticulum was performed, and the patient had an uncomplicated postoperative course.
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PMID:Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum by a chicken bone, a rare complication: report of a case. 1522 56

At our institution, helical CT of the abdomen and pelvis with intravenous and rectal contrast (CTRC) has become the modality of choice for investigation of patients with right lower quadrant pain and clinical suspicion of acute appendicitis. CTRC has proven useful for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) and at the same time identifies alternative diagnoses mimicking AA. This pictorial assay illustrates the imaging findings of AA and its mimickers including primary epiploic appendagitis, right-sided diverticulitis, torsion of Meckel's diverticulum, gynecologic disorders, obstructive uropathy, right lower lobe pneumonia, and other conditions.
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PMID:Alternative diagnoses of acute appendicitis on helical CT with intravenous and rectal contrast. 1732 Jul 73