Clinical and diagnostic relevance of Meckel's diverticulum in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1519-1523

  Tseng, Yi Yuan ^a   Yang, Yao Jong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Child; Intestinal bleeding; Meckel's diverticulum; Obstruction; Tc99m scan

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE TC 99M;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENDER; HUMAN; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MELENA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOCK; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70449528490     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-1023-z     Document Type: Article

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