Incidental Ultrasound Diagnosis of Neonatal Intussusception Secondary to Meckel’s Diverticulum in a Neurologically Impaired Child

Riccardo Guanà; Camilla Pagliara; Elisa Zambaiti; Federico Scottoni; Alessandro Pane; Salvatore Garofalo; Antonio Pizzol; Francesca Giuliani; Andrea Carpino; Fabrizio Gennari

doi:10.12659/AJCR.932280

05 September 2021 : Case report Italy

Incidental Ultrasound Diagnosis of Neonatal Intussusception Secondary to Meckel’s Diverticulum in a Neurologically Impaired Child

Challenging differential diagnosis

Riccardo Guanà^1AB*, Camilla Pagliara

^1DE, Elisa Zambaiti

^1D, Federico Scottoni^1E, Alessandro Pane^1E, Salvatore Garofalo^1D, Antonio Pizzol^2D, Francesca Giuliani^3D, Andrea Carpino^4D, Fabrizio Gennari^1E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932280

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932280

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Figure 1. (A, B) Abdominal ultrasound showing a “doughnut sign” typical of ileocecal intussusception. (C) Rectal barium contrast enema with the liquid contrast identifying a minus image localized in the right inferior abdominal quadrant, suggesting an ileocecal intussusception. (D) Abdominal CT scan showing persistent intussusception.

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Incidental Ultrasound Diagnosis of Neonatal Intussusception Secondary to Meckel’s Diverticulum in a Neurologically Impaired Child

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