Reccurent bleeding from Meckel´s diverticulum – surgeon´s challenge

Meckel ' S Diverticulum

Meckel´s diverticulum bleeding detected by capsule endoscopy.

A 28-year-old man diagnosed with Charge syndrome and no history of NSAIDs ingestion was referred due to the presentation in the previous 24 h of melenic stools with a negative upper endoscopy. Physical examination was unremarkable, although laboratory tests showed anemia. On the second day, significant painless rectal bleeding and the decrease of hematocrit levels responding to blood transfusio...

4038 Meckel ’ s diverticulum – a case study

Introduction The Meckel’s diverticulum or diverticulum ilei is the most common unusual congenital condition of gastrointestinal tract. It is present in fetal life as the vitello-intestinal duct, which usually disappears later in seventh week of gestational period. The incidence of Meckel’s diverticulum in the general population has been estimated to be about 2% [1]. Reports from autopsy and ret...

Color Doppler of Meckel ’ s diverticulum : report of two cases *

A 15-year-old boy presenting blood in stools for one month. Four days after the symptoms onset, the patient underwent rectosigmoidoscopy which revealed the presence of stale blood in the rectosigmoid junction. Serum hemoglobin level was 11 mg/dl. History of appendectomy three years before. At color Doppler US, a fixed cystic image with gut signature was observed in the right lower abdominal qua...

Case Report: A Necrotic Giant Meckel ́s Diverticulum

Although a Meckel’s Diverticulum is the most common congenital malformation of the gastro-intestinal tract, it mostly is discovered by chance and remains asymptomatic. However, a Meckel’s Diverticulum can cause multiple complications with an incidence range of 4-16 per cent. In this case report, we present a patient at the emergency ward with symptoms of acute abdominal pain in the epigastric r...