Bleeding Meckel's diverticulum diagnosed by arteriography and radioisotope imaging
Journal Article
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· Am. J. Dig. Dis.; (United States)
Preoperative demonstration of a bleeding Meckel's diverticulum represents a challenging diagnostic problem. Unfortunately, these lesions often are not detected by conventional roentgen studies. The bleeding is nearly always associated with ectopic functional gastric mucosa within the diverticulum (1), which causes ulceration of the diverticulum or adjacent ileum. The present report describes a patient with massive intestinal bleeding from a Meckel's diverticulum diagnosed preoperatively by both abdominal arteriography and radioisotope imaging with technetium pertechnetate.
- Research Organization:
- Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY
- OSTI ID:
- 7362369
- Journal Information:
- Am. J. Dig. Dis.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Dig. Dis.; (United States) Vol. 20:6; ISSN AJDDA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COUNTING TECHNIQUES
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DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES
DISEASES
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PATIENTS
PERTECHNETATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES
DISEASES
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PATIENTS
PERTECHNETATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES