Meckel's diverticulum causing intestinal obstruction |
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Authors: | Richard T Prall MD Michael P Bannon MD Adil E Bharucha MD |
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Institution: | Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. |
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Abstract: | Meckel's diverticulum is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain and small bowel obstruction in adults. We present a case of a 31-yr-old man with recurrent vomiting and abdominal pain in whom the diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum was not suspected until CT of the abdomen revealed multiple fluid-filled, dilated loops of ileum with distal collapse after normal abdominal radiographs. We suggest that CT may be helpful when the diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum is suspected. |
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