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Meckel diverticulitis

MedGen UID:
75634
•Concept ID:
C0267497
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: inflammation of Meckel's diverticulum; Meckel Diverticulitis; Meckel's Diverticulitis; Meckel's diverticulitis; Meckel's diverticulum inflammation
SNOMED CT: Meckel diverticulitis (48241004); Meckel's diverticulitis (48241004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004551

Definition

Inflammation of a congenital diverticulum of the lower intestine. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMeckel diverticulitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Small Bowel Diverticulosis: Pathogenesis, Clinical Management, and New Concepts.
Rangan V, Lamont JT
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2020 Jan 15;22(1):4. doi: 10.1007/s11894-019-0741-2. PMID: 31940112
Management of asymptomatic or incidental Meckels diverticulum.
Karaman A, Karaman İ, Çavuşoağlu YH, Erdoağan D, Aslan MK
Indian Pediatr 2010 Dec;47(12):1055-7. Epub 2010 Jul 1 doi: 10.1007/s13312-010-0176-1. PMID: 19671945
Laparoscopic management of Meckel's diverticulum in children.
Shalaby RY, Soliman SM, Fawy M, Samaha A
J Pediatr Surg 2005 Mar;40(3):562-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.11.032. PMID: 15793736

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ulcerative colitis in an infant aged 20 months. A case report.
Wilczyńska D, Mielniczuk K, Szaflarska-Popławsk A, Krogulska A
Arch Argent Pediatr 2018 Aug 1;116(4):e599-e602. doi: 10.5546/aap.2018.eng.e599. PMID: 30016039
Clinical characteristics of Meckel diverticulum in children: A retrospective review of a 15-year single-center experience.
Lin XK, Huang XZ, Bao XZ, Zheng N, Xia QZ, Chen CD
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Aug;96(32):e7760. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007760. PMID: 28796070Free PMC Article
Small-bowel wall thickening related to a long intestinal tube: incidental CT finding mimicking a pathologic condition.
Gibo M, Murayama S, Murata S, Mastumura T, Shirahane K
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2002 Jul-Aug;26(4):505-9. doi: 10.1097/00004728-200207000-00004. PMID: 12218809

Diagnosis

Umbilicus and its extensive clinical repertoire.
Beasley SW
J Paediatr Child Health 2017 Nov;53(11):1123-1126. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13760. PMID: 29148196
Clinical characteristics of Meckel diverticulum in children: A retrospective review of a 15-year single-center experience.
Lin XK, Huang XZ, Bao XZ, Zheng N, Xia QZ, Chen CD
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Aug;96(32):e7760. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007760. PMID: 28796070Free PMC Article
Case 240: Meckel Diverticulitis.
Milam RA, Fonseca RB
Radiology 2017 Apr;283(1):303-307. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2017150885. PMID: 28318437
Multimodality imaging manifestations of the Meckel diverticulum in children.
Kotecha M, Bellah R, Pena AH, Jaimes C, Mattei P
Pediatr Radiol 2012 Jan;42(1):95-103. Epub 2011 Oct 9 doi: 10.1007/s00247-011-2252-7. PMID: 21984316
Meckel diverticulitis.
Rodney JR, Shou J, Barie PS
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2009 Jun;10(3):315-6. doi: 10.1089/sur.2008.017. PMID: 19566420

Prognosis

Case 240: Meckel Diverticulitis.
Milam RA, Fonseca RB
Radiology 2017 Apr;283(1):303-307. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2017150885. PMID: 28318437
Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Appendicitis Uncovers Two Alternate Diagnoses.
Kornblith AE, Doniger SJ
Pediatr Emerg Care 2016 Apr;32(4):262-5. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000623. PMID: 26785100

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical characteristics of Meckel diverticulum in children: A retrospective review of a 15-year single-center experience.
Lin XK, Huang XZ, Bao XZ, Zheng N, Xia QZ, Chen CD
Medicine (Baltimore) 2017 Aug;96(32):e7760. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007760. PMID: 28796070Free PMC Article
Small-bowel wall thickening related to a long intestinal tube: incidental CT finding mimicking a pathologic condition.
Gibo M, Murayama S, Murata S, Mastumura T, Shirahane K
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2002 Jul-Aug;26(4):505-9. doi: 10.1097/00004728-200207000-00004. PMID: 12218809

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