Table 1 Clinical, imaging, operative and histopathological characteristics of 45 children with Meckel’s diverticulum
Patient characteristics signs and symptoms | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
(n = 45) | n (%) |
Age (years) | 2.3 ± 2.0 |
≤ 2 | 27 (60) |
> 2 | 18 (40) |
Sex | |
Male | 37 (82.2) |
Female | 8 (17.8) |
Frank rectal bleeding | 23 (51.1) |
Bright red stool | 15 (33.3) |
Dark red or black stool | 7 (15.6) |
Abdominal pain | 31 (68.9) |
Vomiting | 5 (11.1) |
Ultrasound features (n = 45) | |
Pseudogestational sac sign present | 41 (91.1) |
Pseudogestational sac sign absent | 4 (8.9) |
Nuclear study (n = 27) | |
Positive | 25 (92.6) |
Negative | 2 (7.4) |
Surgery (n = 45) | |
Laparoscopic | 43 (95.6) |
Open | 2 (4.4) |
Histopathology (n = 45) | |
Gastric heterotopia | 36 (80) |
Pancreatic heterotopia | 2 (4.4) |
Gastric and pancreatic heterotopia | 3 (6.7) |
Gastric and duodenal heterotopia | 1 (2.2) |
No heterotopia | 3 (6.7) |