Abstract
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.
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Blumhardt, R., Growcock, G.W., Hartshorne, M.F. et al. Patterns of intestinal activity with Meckel's scintigraphy. Gastrointest Radiol 9, 353–356 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887867
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