Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult
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Resumo: | Meckel's diverticulum is the commonest congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Its complications have an extensive variety of clinical and imaging manifestations, extending from benign and indolent findings to acute life-threatening conditions. Complicated Meckel's diverticulum often constitutes a challenging diagnosis for both the clinician and the radiologist. Therefore, imaging techniques play an important role in this condition in evaluating its complications, determining decision making. We describe a case of a 49-year-old man suffering from right abdominal pain with fever and constipation, during the past 5 days. Laboratory data revealed C-reactive protein of 306 mg/L and leukocytosis. Contrast-enhanced CT features were highly suggestive of perforated Meckel's diverticulum. The purpose of this article is to emphasize that besides its rarity, Meckel's diverticulum complications can occur in adult patients. |
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an AdultComputed tomographyDiagnosisGastrointestinal symptomsGastrointestinal tractSurgeryGastroenterologyMeckel's diverticulum is the commonest congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Its complications have an extensive variety of clinical and imaging manifestations, extending from benign and indolent findings to acute life-threatening conditions. Complicated Meckel's diverticulum often constitutes a challenging diagnosis for both the clinician and the radiologist. Therefore, imaging techniques play an important role in this condition in evaluating its complications, determining decision making. We describe a case of a 49-year-old man suffering from right abdominal pain with fever and constipation, during the past 5 days. Laboratory data revealed C-reactive protein of 306 mg/L and leukocytosis. Contrast-enhanced CT features were highly suggestive of perforated Meckel's diverticulum. The purpose of this article is to emphasize that besides its rarity, Meckel's diverticulum complications can occur in adult patients.NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)RUNCamelo, RitaSantos, PaulaMateus Marques, Rui2018-11-21T23:24:50Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1159/000493439eng2341-4545PURE: 6388720http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056101076&partnerID=8YFLogxKhttps://doi.org/10.1159/000493439info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T04:26:08Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/52466Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:32:33.424898Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult |
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult |
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult Camelo, Rita Computed tomography Diagnosis Gastrointestinal symptoms Gastrointestinal tract Surgery Gastroenterology |
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult |
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult |
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult |
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult |
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult |
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Camelo, Rita |
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Camelo, Rita Santos, Paula Mateus Marques, Rui |
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Santos, Paula Mateus Marques, Rui |
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NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM) RUN |
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Camelo, Rita Santos, Paula Mateus Marques, Rui |
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Computed tomography Diagnosis Gastrointestinal symptoms Gastrointestinal tract Surgery Gastroenterology |
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Computed tomography Diagnosis Gastrointestinal symptoms Gastrointestinal tract Surgery Gastroenterology |
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Meckel's diverticulum is the commonest congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. Its complications have an extensive variety of clinical and imaging manifestations, extending from benign and indolent findings to acute life-threatening conditions. Complicated Meckel's diverticulum often constitutes a challenging diagnosis for both the clinician and the radiologist. Therefore, imaging techniques play an important role in this condition in evaluating its complications, determining decision making. We describe a case of a 49-year-old man suffering from right abdominal pain with fever and constipation, during the past 5 days. Laboratory data revealed C-reactive protein of 306 mg/L and leukocytosis. Contrast-enhanced CT features were highly suggestive of perforated Meckel's diverticulum. The purpose of this article is to emphasize that besides its rarity, Meckel's diverticulum complications can occur in adult patients. |
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