Meckel's diverticulum CT
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Overview
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- CT will demonstrate a blind-ending, tubular, round or oval structure in the right lower quadrant or periumbilical region with surrounding inflammation.
- The wall of the diverticulum may show inflammatory changes such as mural thickening and contrast material enhancement.
- Soft-tissue stranding and adjacent fluid collections are also helpful features of diverticulitis.
- Occasionally enteroliths will be present within the inflamed diverticulum.
Computed tomography (CT scan):
Meckel’s diverticulum may appear as a blind ended and inflamed structure in the mid-abdominal cavity
Helps rule out appendicitis