Bleeding Meckel's diverticulum diagnosed and treated by double-balloon enteroscopy

Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The diagnosis of symptomatic MD has been cumbersome. Several case reports been published regarding direct visualization of MD with double balloon enteroscopy (DBE); diagnosing a bleeding MD lead...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Olafsson, Snorri, Yang, Julie T., Jackson, Christian S., Barakat, Mohamad, Lo, Simon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23210023
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0770.99166
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Sumario:Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The diagnosis of symptomatic MD has been cumbersome. Several case reports been published regarding direct visualization of MD with double balloon enteroscopy (DBE); diagnosing a bleeding MD leading to surgical resection. We report the use of DBE for the treatment of a bleeding MD.

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