Gabriel gonzalez sosa, i julio diaz mesa, ii simeon antonio collera rodriguez, iii gabriel abilio gonzalez garcia, iv jesus romero rodriguez, v silvio cuellar capote vi. I especialista en i grado en cirugia y medicina general integral. Oct 20, 2017 in children, most series have historically noted that hematochezia is the most common presenting sign. It might remain completely asymptomatic or may mimic some disorders like crohns disease, appendicitis. Meckel s diverticulum is the most prevalent congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Software for the estimation of foetal radiation dose to patients and staff in. Despite this, it is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen and is often not correctly diagnosed preoperatively this article focuses on meckel.
Imaging manifestations of meckels diverticulum ajr 2007. Phillips, md, clinical professor of medicine, the george washington university school of medicine, washington, dc. Meckel diverticulitis is the inflammation of meckel diverticulum, which is the most common congenital structural abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract 3. A meckel s diverticulum was found during routine dissection. Hallazgos radiologicos en ecografia y tc multidetector. It can be as long as 5 cm with diameters up to 2 cm. Meckel s diverticulum was first described in a paper published in 1809 by the german anatomist, johann friedrich meckel, the younger 17811833, who described it as a remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct, 3 although such an abnormality had been mentioned quite early by fabricius hildamus in 1598 and in 1671 by lavater who did not recognize its embryological. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Pediatric meckel diverticulum clinical presentation. Started in 1995, this collection now contains 6769 interlinked topic pages divided into a tree of 31 specialty books and 732 chapters. Sonographic findings of meckels diverticulitis in children. Ultima revision 10232018 version en ingles revisada por. Barrera lozano l, velez roman j, londono schimmer e, lopez panqueva r.
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