The ‘wandering’ Meckel diverticulum: an unusual scintigraphic finding

Gastric Diverticulum: An Unusual Endoscopic Finding

A 54-year-old white woman with a past medical history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) presented to the outpatient gastroenterology clinic with the complaint of persistent pyrosis despite proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy. Her symptoms were described as progressively worsening over 4 years. She also reported intermittent nausea and localized epigastric burning pain. The symptoms occu...

Scientific letter Neuroendocrine Tumor in Meckel’s Diverticulum: An Unusual Finding Tumor neuroendocrino en divertı́culo de Meckel: un hallazgo inusual

Meckel’s diverticulum is a congenital anomaly due to the incomplete closure of the omphalomesenteric duct during foetal development. Its incidence is estimated at around 2% of the population, and it is asymptomatic in most cases. Occasionally, it may cause symptoms of diverticulitis, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, occlusion or perforation. Symptoms are more frequent during childhood and rare ...

Meckel ' S Diverticulum

Perforated Meckel diverticulum

Perforation of a Meckel diverticulum (MD) is a rare complication that can often mimic appendicitis. This case report identifies a child who presented to our Emergency Department (ED) with right lower quadrant abdominal pain, free fluid and air in the abdomen and pelvis, and inflammatory changes visualized on Ultrasonography (US) and computer tomography (CT) scan. In our patient, ruptured append...

An unusual cause of intestinal obstruction in an infant: phytobezoar within a Meckel diverticulum.

We reported a case of duodenal obstruction caused by phytobezoar in an 11 months old infant. There was absent history of unusual food ingestion and the definitive diagnosis could only be made intraoperatively as signs of intestinal obstruction evolved. The clinical course was described with a review of literature on this rare condition.