Published January 2010
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Journal article
Inverted Meckel Diverticulum in the Jejunum with CT Demonstration of Vitelline Artery and Veins: A Case Report
- 1. Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu (Korea, Republic of)
- 2. Dongrae Paik Hospital, Busan (Korea, Republic of)
Description
Meckel diverticulum arising in the jejunum is a very rare condition, and inverted Meckel diverticulum of the jejunum has not been described previously. We report a case of inverted Meckel diverticulum of the jejunum with the computed tomography (CT) observations of the vitelline artery and veins in a 28-year-old woman. CT demonstrated an elongated intraluminal mass with a central area of fat attenuation in the jejunum as well as a vitelline artery and veins in the central area of this mass
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
- Journal Volume
- 62
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- 10 refs, 1 fig
- Journal Page Range
- p. 61-65
- ISSN
- 1738-2637
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 41044747
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ARTERIES; ATTENUATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; SMALL INTESTINE; VEINS
- Descriptors DEC
- BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINES; ORGANS; TOMOGRAPHY