Abstract
Meckel's diverticulum (MD) occurs in 2-4% of the population and is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract. A 67 year-old woman was admitted with acute abdomen. Abdominal X-ray showed pneumoperitoneum. During explorative laparoscopy a large perforated MD was found over the right hepatic lobe. CT-scans from an earlier admission revealed the MD but it was misinterpreted on that occasion. An MD in this place and in a person of this age is extremely rare. This case can primarily serve as differential diagnosis when CT-scans reveal mysterious subphrenic configurations.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Subphrenic Meckel's diverticulum as a differential diagnosis to Chilaiditi's syndrome |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 173 |
Udgave nummer | 50 |
Sider (fra-til) | 3273-4 |
Antal sider | 2 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 2011 |
Emneord
- Abdominal Pain
- Aged
- Colon
- Colonography, Computed Tomographic
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Meckel Diverticulum
- Subphrenic Abscess
- Syndrome