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Jonathan R Dillman1, Ka Kit Wong, Richard K J Brown
1Department of Radiology, C S Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Abstract:
Meckel's diverticulum is a relatively common source of gastrointestinal tract morbidity in children. Individuals may present with symptoms of lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding, bowel obstruction or diverticulitis. Technetium-99 m pertechnetate scintigraphy is used to demonstrate those Meckel's diverticula that contain heterotopic gastric mucosa. We present a case of an adolescent male patient with rectal bleeding and suspected Meckel's diverticulum where the use of SPECT/CT fusion imaging provided valuable diagnostic information and prevented a false-negative study.
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