Meckel's diverticulum ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sudarshana Datta, MD [2]

Overview

Ultrasonography may also help in the detection of omphaloenteric (vitelline) duct remnants or cysts.

Features in patients with Meckel’s diverticulum on ultrasound include:^[1]^[2]

Ultrasonography may also help in the detection of omphaloenteric (vitelline) duct remnants or cysts.^[3]
Meckel’s diverticulum is identified as a saccular, blind-ending structure located on the antimesenteric border of the ileum.
Meckel’s diverticulum is usually found in the right lower quadrant and pelvic region.
The junction of the diverticulum with the ileum may show a mucosal triangular plateau or triradiate fold pattern (represents the site of omphalomesenteric duct attachment to the ileum).
Filling defects within the diverticulum may represent enteroliths, fecaliths, or foreign bodies.

↑ Larson J, Ellinger D (1989). “Sonographic findings in torsion of a Meckel diverticulum”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 152 (5): 1130. doi:10.2214/ajr.152.5.1130. PMID 2650487.
↑ Poelman JG, Hüpscher DN, Ritsema GH (1991). “Sonographic manifestation of an inflamed Meckel’s diverticulum: a case report”. Eur J Radiol. 12 (1): 45–6. PMID 1999211.
↑ Samain J, Maeyaert S, Geusens E, Mussen E (2012). “Sonographic findings of Meckel’s diverticulitis”. JBR-BTR. 95 (2): 103. PMID 22764670.