RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <sup>99m</sup>Tc-Pertechnetate in Diagnosis of Meckel Diverticulum in an Adult
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 162
OP 163
DO 10.2967/jnmt.122.265142
VO 51
IS 2
A1 Kulaybi, Sami Ahmed
A1 Asiri, Jaber Abdulwahab
A1 Asiri, Zain Mohammed
A1 Alamri, Musab Atif
A1 Hassine, Habib
A1 Aamry, Ali Ibrahim
YR 2023
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/51/2/162.abstract
AB One of the most common malformations of the gastrointestinal tract is Meckel diverticulum (MD). MD complications can range from minor to major, such as intestinal obstruction, intussusception, hemorrhage, ulceration, vesicodiverticular fistulae, and tumors. Bleeding from ectopic gastric mucosa is more common in children than in adults. In the current case, MD in a 25-y-old man was diagnosed by 99mTc-pertechnetate scanning. 99mTc-pertechnetate scanning helps to diagnose MD noninvasively and has a potential role in the evaluation of MD even in adults.