RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 99mTc Pertechnetate in Diagnosis of Meckel’s Diverticulum in an Adult Patient: Case report
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.122.265142
DO 10.2967/jnmt.122.265142
A1 Sami Ahmed Kulaybi
A1 Jaber Abdulwahab Asiri
A1 Musab Atif Alamri
A1 Zain Mohammed Asiri
A1 Habib Hassine
A1 Ali Ibrahim Aamry
YR 2023
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2023/02/07/jnmt.122.265142.abstract
AB Bleeding form the Gastrointestinal tract is very frequent in adult patients, mainly from proximity to the ligament of Treitz. This gastrointestinal bleeding originates mostly from the colon. Also, the bleeding can occur in the small intestine in rare cases. A 25- y-old man present at the emergency room at King Saud Medical City complained because he noticed blood in his stool. The final impression for CT angiogram was a sign of Meckel’s Diverticulum which needed to be confirmed by nuclear medicine scan Tc99m pertechnetate. Tc99m pertechnetate helps diagnose MD noninvasively and has a potential role in the evaluation of Meckel’s Diverticulum even with adult patients.