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The clinical and radiological features of idiopathic aneurysmal dilatation of the ileum in 3 adult patients are described. This uncommon lesion presents as an aperistaltic saccular segment in direct continuity with the normal ileal lumen. On barium examination of the small bowel, however, it may closely resemble and be mistaken for a Meckel's diverticulum. Previous reports about this entity manifesting in the pediatric age group are reviewed.
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Usselman, J.A., Ghahremani, G.G., Bordin, G.M. et al. Idiopathic localized dilatation of the ileum in adults. Gastrointest Radiol 6, 313–317 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01890276
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01890276