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A mobile Meckel! |
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| Authors: | Wael El-Matary David Roseman Gordon Lees Conor Maguire |
| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, 9222, Aberhart Centre 1, 11402 University Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J3, Canada;(2) Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada;(3) Department of General Surgery, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada;(4) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada |
| Abstract: | A technetium-99m pertechnetate Meckel scan is the standard diagnostic test to diagnose Meckel diverticulum. Although a negative scan does not exclude Meckel diverticulum, it should be kept in mind that the diagnosis can be missed on the basis of a single negative scan. Another important point is the typical position of this anatomical abnormality in the scan. We report a peculiar anatomical variation of Meckel diverticulum as seen in the technetium-99m pertechnetate scan. Recognizing this variant of Meckel diverticulum is important to avoid missing such a potentially life-threatening congenital anomaly. |
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