Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult

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Autor(a) principal: Camelo, R
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Santos, P, Mateus Marques, R
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4224
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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spelling Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an AdultPerfuração de Divertículo de Meckel num AdultoHSJ IMAComputed TomographyGastrointestinal SymptomsDiagnosisGastrointestinal TractSurgeryMeckel'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.KargerRepositório do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, EPECamelo, RSantos, PMateus Marques, R2022-08-22T15:07:10Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4224engGE Port J Gastroenterol . 2019 Jul;26(4):285-289.10.1159/000493439.info: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:RCAAP2023-03-10T09:45:54Zoai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/4224Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:21:33.123284Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult
Perfuração de Divertículo de Meckel num Adulto
title Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult
spellingShingle Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult
Camelo, R
HSJ IMA
Computed Tomography
Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Tract
Surgery
title_short Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult
title_full Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult
title_fullStr Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult
title_full_unstemmed Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult
title_sort Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in an Adult
author Camelo, R
author_facet Camelo, R
Santos, P
Mateus Marques, R
author_role author
author2 Santos, P
Mateus Marques, R
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, EPE
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Camelo, R
Santos, P
Mateus Marques, R
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv HSJ IMA
Computed Tomography
Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Tract
Surgery
topic HSJ IMA
Computed Tomography
Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Tract
Surgery
description 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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