Meckel's diverticulum: Unusual cause of significant bleeding in an adult male

Meckel's diverticulum is a common congenital gastrointestinal malformation affecting 2% of the general population. Most affected patients are asymptomatic, and excessive bleeding causing a significant drop in hemoglobin count is an uncommon complication of Meckel's diverticulum, especially...

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Autores principales: Saad Eddin, Assim, Chowdhury, AJ, Saad Aldin, Ehab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37577078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.07.041
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description Meckel's diverticulum is a common congenital gastrointestinal malformation affecting 2% of the general population. Most affected patients are asymptomatic, and excessive bleeding causing a significant drop in hemoglobin count is an uncommon complication of Meckel's diverticulum, especially in adult patients. Herein, we present an adult case of Meckel's diverticulum that nearly led to hemodynamic instability. Laparotomy and segmental small bowel resection were critical in treating the patient.
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spelling pubmed-104158152023-08-12 Meckel's diverticulum: Unusual cause of significant bleeding in an adult male Saad Eddin, Assim Chowdhury, AJ Saad Aldin, Ehab Radiol Case Rep Case Report Meckel's diverticulum is a common congenital gastrointestinal malformation affecting 2% of the general population. Most affected patients are asymptomatic, and excessive bleeding causing a significant drop in hemoglobin count is an uncommon complication of Meckel's diverticulum, especially in adult patients. Herein, we present an adult case of Meckel's diverticulum that nearly led to hemodynamic instability. Laparotomy and segmental small bowel resection were critical in treating the patient. Elsevier 2023-08-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10415815/ /pubmed/37577078 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.07.041 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_fullStr Meckel's diverticulum: Unusual cause of significant bleeding in an adult male
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title_short Meckel's diverticulum: Unusual cause of significant bleeding in an adult male
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37577078
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