Bleeding of colonic diverticula is a common complaint, but it remains challenging to treat endoscopically because of the difficulty in determining the responsible diverticulum, particularly if the bleeding stops spontaneously. Additionally, endoscopic examinations lasting >60 minutes are, in some cases, also problematic [1]. Thus, an innovative diagnostic technique is eagerly anticipated. Extra...

BACKGROUND Meckel's diverticulum was first described about 400 years ago and continues to be a rare congenital disorder. Laparoscopic surgery for Meckel's diverticulum has been described in mostly case reports. We present our series of patients with symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum. METHODS We have treated 12 patients with symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum from 1994 through 2006 at our insti...

hairball in a urethral diverticulum has rarely been reported. these hairballs are usually formed in the diverticulum coated with a hair bearing epithelium and can lead to urinary obstruction or infection. using laser is a safe way to ablate such stones.

OBJECTIVES The most recognized complications after urethral diverticulum repair are urethrovaginal fistula, diverticula recurrence, and de novo urinary incontinence. Our objective was to determine the rate of de novo stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after urethral diverticulum repair. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of female patients who underwent urethral diverticulum repair wi...

The pharyngeal pouch (Zenker's diverticulum) is a diverticulum of the mucosa of the pharynx, just above the cricopharyngeal muscle (i.e. above the upper sphincter of the oesophagus). It occurs commonly in elderly patients (over 70 year) and the typical symptoms include dysphagia, regurgitation, chronic cough, aspiration and weight loss. We are reporting a case of an oropharyngeal dysphagia due ...

Congenital ventricular diverticulum is defined as a protrusion of the free wall of the ventricle, including endocardium, myocardium and pericardium. They have been classified in fibrous and muscular types. Congenital ventricular diverticulum may be asymptomatic or may be present with various clinical symptoms. Diverticulum is commonly seen in childhood, and fibrous type being the most common ty...

Here, we report an extremely rare endoscopic finding, intramural duodenal diverticulum (IDD), a windsock diverticulum, in a 38-year-old woman who was admitted to our outpatient clinic with the complaint of dyspepsia. Her medical history and physical examination were unremarkable. All laboratory findings, including whole blood count, total biochemistry, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and C-reac...

probe coagulation, and endoclipping at the neck or dome of the diverticulum are the treatments most frequently used for bleeding diverticula [1,2]. We obtained hemostasis of a bleeding diverticulum by approximating the margins of the diverti− culum. A 77−year−old man was admitted for painless hematochezia. At admission he had hemoglobin level 8.1 g/dL and hematocrit 24%. After bowel preparation...

INTRODUCTION Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract. The perforation of a Meckel's diverticulum by a foreign body is a very rare complication. CASE PRESENTATION A 61-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with complaints with abdominal pain and fever, and abdominal rebound tenderness on physical examination. An intestinal per...

We report an exceptional case of intestinal ischaemia requiring resection, secondary to torsion around a long Meckel's diverticulum. Meckel's diverticulum is an uncommon congenital abnormality of the small bowel. Meckel's diverticulum giving rise to intestinal ischaemia that requires resection is very rare but potentially fatal complication. A 62 year old woman presented as an emergency with su...