Published November 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Radionuclide imaging in the diagnosis of meckel's diverticulum

  • 1. Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, PLA General Hospital, Beijing (China)

Description

22 children with gastrointestinal hemorrhage were studied using 99mTcO4-. All 10 cases of Meckel's diverticulum and 2 cases with duplication of small bowel, confirmed by surgery, were correctly detected. Ectopic gastric mucosa in abdomen was excluded clinically in other 9 cases, 5 of which being proved surgically or endoscopically. The method is very helpful for clinical diagnosis and treatment

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 230-231.
ISSN
0253-9780
CODEN
CITCDE