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Spontaneous haemoperitoneum secondary to a Meckel's diverticulum
M F Jabar1, A R H Shaker, Y A Gul
1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Abstract:
Meckel's diverticulum is a relatively common gastrointestinal entity which occasionally causes complications. Meckel's diverticulum is classically described to mimic acute appendicitis when inflamed as well as being a cause of unexplained luminal gastrointestinal bleeding. An unusual cause of spontaneous non traumatic haemoperitoneum found during surgery performed for a suspected acute appendicitis in a 22-year old female is described. The patient was found to have a significant haemoperitoneum due to a bleeding serosal vessel of a Meckel's diverticulum. The diverticulum was routinely excised. It was macroscopically and histologically devoid of inflammation. The bleeding vessel was not found to be abnormal or part of an arteriovenous malformation.
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