Meckel's diverticulum x ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sudarshana Datta, MD [2]
Overview
X Ray
- Upper GI series with small-bowel follow-through may help in the detection of a diverticulum.
- Appearance of Meckel's diverticulum on upper GI series:
- Smooth
- Globular
- White
- Location:
- Arising from the antimesenteric border of the ileum
- 50cm proximal to the ileocecal valve