Patterns of intestinal activity with Meckel's scintigraphy

Ralph Blumhardt; Gerald W. Growcock; Michael F. Hartshorne; John C. Lasher; Anthony R. Benedetto; Steven R. Bunker

doi:10.1007/BF01887867

Patterns of intestinal activity with Meckel's scintigraphy

Ralph Blumhardt, Gerald W. Growcock, Michael F. Hartshorne, John C. Lasher, Anthony R. Benedetto, Steven R. Bunker

Department of Radiology

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Three patterns of intestinal activity were noted in a review of 64 patients studied with Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate for suspected Meckel's diverticulum: no bowel activity seen (37.5%), bowel activity visualized after stomach activity (39.1%), and diffuse bowel activity seen simultaneously with stomach activity (23.4%). The latter pattern, which is relatively common, could mask a true Meckel's diverticulum and lead to either a false-negative or indeterminate diagnosis. A series of 10 dogs was also studied to evaluate the effects of fasting and feeding on the intestinal pattern. No definite relationship was observed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	353-356
Number of pages	4
Journal	Gastrointestinal Radiology
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887867
State	Published - Dec 1 1984

Keywords

Meckel's diverticulum
Radionuclide (Tc-99m), intestinal uptake

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Gastroenterology

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