TY - JOUR
T1 - An unsuspected bleeding meckel's diverticulum in an adult detected on mesenteric angiography
AU - Ali, Muhammad
AU - Sayani, Raza
AU - Azeemuddin, Muhammad
AU - Tanveer-ul-Haq,
AU - Khan, Rizwan
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Meckel's diverticulum is usually asymptomatic and found in almost 2% of the population. Haemorrhage from a Meckel's diverticulum is common in children but rare in adults. Here we report a case of 20 years old male with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. Meckel's diverticulum was diagnosed due to abnormal vascularity on mesenteric angiography and embolization was performed. Diagnosis was correlated with other radiological imaging and later elective resection was performed. This case is reported to emphasize the potential role of mesenteric angiography in the detection and management of bleeding Meckel's diverticulum and correlation with other radiological imaging.
AB - Meckel's diverticulum is usually asymptomatic and found in almost 2% of the population. Haemorrhage from a Meckel's diverticulum is common in children but rare in adults. Here we report a case of 20 years old male with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. Meckel's diverticulum was diagnosed due to abnormal vascularity on mesenteric angiography and embolization was performed. Diagnosis was correlated with other radiological imaging and later elective resection was performed. This case is reported to emphasize the potential role of mesenteric angiography in the detection and management of bleeding Meckel's diverticulum and correlation with other radiological imaging.
KW - Meckel's diverticulum
KW - Mesenteric angiography
KW - Recurrent gastrointestinal haemorrhage
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M3 - Article
C2 - 24112270
AN - SCOPUS:84885723702
SN - 1022-386X
VL - 23
SP - 759
EP - 760
JO - Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
JF - Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
IS - 10
ER -