%0 Journal Article
%T Meckel¡¯s diverticulum masked by a long period of intermittent recurrent subocclusive episodes
%A Daniela Codrich
%A Andrea Taddio
%A Jurgen Schleef
%A Alessandro Ventura
%A Federico Marchetti
%J World Journal of Gastroenterology
%D 2009
%I Baishideng Publishing Group Co. Limited
%X Meckel¡¯s diverticulum (MD) is the most frequent congenital abnormality of the small bowel and it is often difficult to diagnose. It is usually asymptomatic but approximately 4% are symptomatic with complications such as bleeding, intestinal obstruction, and inflammation. The authors report a case of a 7-year-old boy with a one-year history of recurrent periumbilical colicky pain with associated alimentary vomiting, symptoms erroneously related to a cyclic vomiting syndrome but not to MD. The clinical features and the differential diagnostic methods employed for diagnosis of MD are discussed.
%K Meckel diverticulum
%K Abdominal pain
%K Recurrent subocclusive episodes
%K Diagnostic imaging
%U http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i22/2809.htm