A case report of inverted Meckel's diverticulum.

Radiol Case Rep

Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina University Medical Center, 25 Courtenay St., Charleston, SC, 29412 USA.

Published: May 2021

Inverted Meckel's diverticulum is an entity often discovered incidentally or through a clinical evaluation for gastrointestinal bleeding. While rare, inverted Meckel's diverticulum should be considered in the evaluation of a patient presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction, or intussusception. In this case, a 67-year-old female with a remote history of surgically treated breast cancer presents to an urgent care facility with weakness and fatigue. She was found to be anemic with hemoglobin of 4. Imaging revealed a blind-ending pouch in the mid to distal ileum consistent with an inverted Meckel's diverticulum. Inverted Meckel's diverticulum is identified on computerized tomography as an intraluminal, blind-ending structure in the mid to distal ileum. The possibility of a lead point should be investigated and surgical resection is indicated to prevent intestinal obstruction.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7937938PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.02.025DOI Listing

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