Bleeding Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 4-Month-Old Infant: Treatment with Laparoscopic Diverticulectomy. A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors

J. Rainer Poley
Thomas E. Thielen
Jeffrey C. Pence, Wright State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2009

Abstract

A bleeding Meckel’s diverticulum is presented in a 4-month-old African American infant. This event is rare at this age, and our patient is only the second 4-month-old infant reported in the English literature. The infant presented with painless frank rectal bleeding, the blood being maroon-colored, and clots were found in the diaper. There was also anemia, with an hemoglobin of less than 8 gm/dl. The color of the blood suggested a bleeding site in the ileocecal region, a Meckel’s diverticulum was suspected, which was then confirmed by an isotope scan. A typical Meckel’s diverticulum was found on laparoscopic surgery, was excised, and the infant made an uneventful recovery.

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Repository Citation

Poley, J. R., Thielen, T. E., & Pence, J. C. (2009). Bleeding Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 4-Month-Old Infant: Treatment with Laparoscopic Diverticulectomy. A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2, 37-40.
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DOI

10.2147/CEG.S3792