Meckel's Diverticulum Diagnosed on Double-balloon Enteroscopy
| Autor: | Matsushima, Kayoko, Isomoto, Hajime, Sawai, Terumitsu, Yajima, Hiroyuki, Yamaguchi, Naoyuki, Ohnita, Ken, Shikuwa, Saburo, Mizuta, Yohei, Hayashi, Tomayoshi, Kohno, Shigeru |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta medica Nagasakiensia. 53(2):47-49 |
| ISSN: | 0001-6055 |
| Popis: | Background : Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract and is situated 40-130 cm from the ileocecal junction. Thus, it is difficult to detect endoscopically prior to surgery. However, double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) enables the entire small intestine to be examined.Case Report : A 29-year-old man presented with a 4-day history of melena without abdominal pain. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography, radiolabeled red cell scintigraphy, and technetium(Tc) 99m pertechnetate scintigraphy did not detect the source of bleeding. However, on retrograde DBE, a Meckel's diverticulum, which had a small ulcer, was found in the distal part of the ileum. The diverticulum was resected laparoscopically. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful; the patient continues to be in complete remission.Conclusions : This is the case of the Meckel's diverticulum that was preoperatively diagnosed using DBE. Acta medica Nagasakiensia, 53(2), pp.47-49 ; 2007 |
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