Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Always Consider Meckel’s Diverticulum
Meckel’s diverticulum, a congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract, is asymptomatic in the majority of patients but can be associated with some complications. Gastrointestinal bleeding is one such complication and is more common in children than in adults. Despite the variety of examinat...
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| description | Meckel’s diverticulum, a congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract, is asymptomatic in the majority of patients but can be associated with some complications. Gastrointestinal bleeding is one such complication and is more common in children than in adults. Despite the variety of examinations available, diagnosis can be difficult, especially in older patients, because the sensitivity of examinations decreases with patient age. Here we present the case of a young man with gastrointestinal bleeding in whom a diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum was made intra-operatively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ceec2701a944c908d43694018b23e642022-12-22T01:32:23ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942019-11-0110.12890/2019_0012241224Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Always Consider Meckel’s DiverticulumFilipa Pedro0Joana Romano1Marta Rebelo2Rogério Matias3Eduarda Carmo4Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos do Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, PortugalServiço de Cirurgia do Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, PortugalUnidade de Cuidados Intensivos do Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, PortugalServiço de Cirurgia do Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, PortugalUnidade de Cuidados Intensivos do Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, PortugalMeckel’s diverticulum, a congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract, is asymptomatic in the majority of patients but can be associated with some complications. Gastrointestinal bleeding is one such complication and is more common in children than in adults. Despite the variety of examinations available, diagnosis can be difficult, especially in older patients, because the sensitivity of examinations decreases with patient age. Here we present the case of a young man with gastrointestinal bleeding in whom a diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum was made intra-operatively.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1224systemic lupus erythematousantiphospholipid antibodiesaptt |
| spellingShingle | Filipa Pedro Joana Romano Marta Rebelo Rogério Matias Eduarda Carmo Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Always Consider Meckel’s Diverticulum European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine systemic lupus erythematous antiphospholipid antibodies aptt |
| title | Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Always Consider Meckel’s Diverticulum |
| title_full | Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Always Consider Meckel’s Diverticulum |
| title_fullStr | Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Always Consider Meckel’s Diverticulum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Always Consider Meckel’s Diverticulum |
| title_short | Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Always Consider Meckel’s Diverticulum |
| title_sort | catastrophic gastrointestinal bleeding always consider meckel s diverticulum |
| topic | systemic lupus erythematous antiphospholipid antibodies aptt |
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