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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Meckel's diverticulum]] appears as a tubular, round, blind-ended and inflammed structure in the right lower quadrant or periumblical region. Mural thickening and [[Contrast|contrast material]] enhancement may be seen in the wall of the [[diverticulum]]. It also helps rule out [[appendicitis]] in [[Patient|patients]], which has a similar presentation. | |||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
* CT | * CT scan demonstrates [[Meckel's diverticulum]] as a blind-ended, tubular, round or oval structure 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. | * The wall of the [[diverticulum]] may show inflammatory changes such as mural thickening and [[Contrast|contrast material]] enhancement. | ||
* Soft-tissue stranding and adjacent fluid collections are also helpful features of diverticulitis. | * Soft-[[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] stranding and adjacent fluid collections are also helpful features for the diagnosis of [[diverticulitis]]. | ||
* Occasionally enteroliths | * Occasionally enteroliths may be present within the [[Inflammation|inflamed]] [[diverticulum]]. | ||
* CT scan also helps rule out [[appendicitis]] in [[Patient|patients]] with similar symptoms. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Meckel's diverticulum appears as a tubular, round, blind-ended and inflammed structure in the right lower quadrant or periumblical region. Mural thickening and contrast material enhancement may be seen in the wall of the diverticulum. It also helps rule out appendicitis in patients, which has a similar presentation.
CT
- CT scan demonstrates Meckel's diverticulum as a blind-ended, tubular, round or oval structure 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 for the diagnosis of diverticulitis.
- Occasionally enteroliths may be present within the inflamed diverticulum.
- CT scan also helps rule out appendicitis in patients with similar symptoms.