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Title

Wandering Meckel's diverticulum on 99m technetium-pertechnetate scintigraphy: A diagnostic dilemma?

Authors

Maseeh Uz Zaman, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Nosheen Fatima, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Unaiza Zaman, Aga Khan University
Zafar Sajjad, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Radiology

Abstract

Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common gastrointestinal anomaly with heterotopic mucosa in 60% of cases. 99m technetium-pertechnetate scintigraphy is a sensitive tool for detection of MD containing heterotopic gastric mucosa. It is usually located in the right lower quadrant or umbilical region and less frequently in other quadrants. A mobile or wandering MD is a rare clinical presentation and may pose a diagnostic dilemma. However, presence of temporal correlation with gastric activity and compactness of focus during wandering period could make this riddle easy.

Publication ( Name of Journal)

Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Recommended Citation

Uz Zaman, M., Fatima, N., Zaman, U., Sajjad, Z. (2014). Wandering Meckel's diverticulum on 99m technetium-pertechnetate scintigraphy: A diagnostic dilemma?. Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 29(1), 30-31.
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