An 18-Year-Old Man with Bleeding From a Meckel's Diverticulum of the Terminal Ileum Diagnosed by 99mTc-Pertechnetate Scintigraphy (Meckel's Scan)

Hasan M. Alswiket; Rakan S. Alshahrani; Ibrahim M. Alzahrani; Mosab A. Alarfaj

doi:10.12659/AJCR.951726

10 July 2026 : Case report Saudi Arabia

An 18-Year-Old Man with Bleeding From a Meckel's Diverticulum of the Terminal Ileum Diagnosed by 99mTc-Pertechnetate Scintigraphy (Meckel's Scan)

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care

Hasan M. Alswiket

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951726

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951726

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Figure 1 Meckel’s scan showing low-grade focal activity (red arrow) in the midline abdomen at the level of aortic bifurcation, which persisted for 2 hours and 40 minutes, indicating the presence of ectopic gastric mucosa compatible with Meckel’s diverticulum.

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An 18-Year-Old Man with Bleeding From a Meckel's Diverticulum of the Terminal Ileum Diagnosed by 99mTc-Pertechnetate Scintigraphy (Meckel's Scan)

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