Detection of a Meckel's diverticulum on PSMA PET/CT: A case report

Mitchell M. Huang; Hiten D. Patel; Andres Matoso; Jose R. Kauffmann; Mohamad E. Allaf

Urology Case Reports (Nov 2020)

Detection of a Meckel's diverticulum on PSMA PET/CT: A case report

Mitchell M. Huang,
Hiten D. Patel,
Andres Matoso,
Jose R. Kauffmann,
Mohamad E. Allaf

Affiliations

Mitchell M. Huang: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Corresponding author.
Hiten D. Patel: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Andres Matoso: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Jose R. Kauffmann: Clínica Urológica José Roberto Kauffmann, São Paulo, Brazil
Mohamad E. Allaf: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 33
p. 101306

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Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract. In this report, we present a patient with a Meckel's diverticulum that was incidentally discovered on prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PSMA PET/CT) imaging performed for prostate cancer staging. We discuss hypotheses for why the Meckel's diverticulum showed high uptake of PSMA-targeted radiotracer and the clinical implications of this finding.

Published in Urology Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-4420 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
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