Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, cilt.11, sa.3, ss.264-266, 2000 (Scopus, TRDizin)
The colonization of Helicobacter pylori on the ectopic gastric mucosa of Meckel's diverticulum, demonstrated by immunohistochemical methods, has been reported in the literature. However, the role of microorganism in the development of diverticulitis is disputed. In this case report, a nine year-old boy was hospitalized with acute abdominal symptoms. At surgery, a complicated Meckel's diverticulum was found, and it was resected along with a short segment of ileum. On histopathologic examination, it was found that almost all mucosat surfaces of the diverticulum were covered by gastric (corpus) epithelium. On the mucosal surface with foveolar hyperplasia, colonization of Helicobacter pylori-like microorganisms were prominent. Despite the presence of chronic inflammatory infiltration and lymphoid follicles with pronounced germinal centers, the acute inflammatory reaction seen on the serosal aspect of the diverticulum was not found in the ectopic mucosa.