Abstract: Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract occurs in 2% of the general population. Whoever it can cause complications in form of bleeding, obstruction, perforation, fistula and tumors but majority of patients remain asymptomatic. Despite advances in the medical imaging and technology still there is a difficulty in diagnose it pre-operatively. Here I present a case of bleeding Meckel’s Diverticulum in an 18 years old male, which diagnosed and managed by minimal invasive surgery after failed pre-operative imaging to detect it.
Keywords: Meckel’s Diverticulum, Gastrointestinal bleeding.
Title: LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING CAUSED BY MECKEL’S DIVERTICULUM
Author: MOHAMMED S. ALFEHAID
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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