The role of heterotopic gastric mucosa with or without colonization of Helicobacter pylori upon the diverse symptomatology of Meckel's diverticulum in children

Oguzkurt P., Talim B., Tanyel F. C., Caglar M., Senocak M., Buyukpamukcu N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.43, sa.4, ss.312-316, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.312-316
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The roles of heterotopic gastric mucosa either with or without colonization of Helicobacter pylori (HP) upon the diverse symptomatology of Meckel's diverticulum (MD) in children have been evaluated retrospectively. The medical records of 92 patients who underwent MD excision either incidentally or symptomatically between 1976 and 1997 were reviewed retrospectively. Age at admission and symptoms were recorded. The slides were stained with hematoxylin eosin and Giemsa to identify the presence of heterotopic tissue, ulceration, hemorrhage, inflammation and HP Bleeding, obstruction and inflammatory groups were statistically compared with chi-square test. The age of the patients ranged between 1 day and 14 years with a mean of 3.5 +/- 3.8 years. The male: female ratio was 3.6:1. Among 92 MD, 18 (19.5%) were removed incidentally, one of which had heterotopic gastric mucosa. The indications for surgical removal of MD were intestinal obstruction, diverticulitis and bleeding in 45 (48.9%), 11 (11.9%) and 18 (19.5%) patients, respectively. Heterotopic gastric mucosa was detected in 28 (30.4%) patients, of whom 8, 3, and 16 presented with intestinal obstruction, diverticulitis and bleeding, respectively.