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Small intestinal bleeding and stricture caused by Meckel's diverticulum
Shinya Nakatani1, Kazuya Inoki1, Tomoe Tashiro1
1Division of Gastroenterology Department of Medicine Showa University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Clinical Case Reports
|August 18, 2022
Summary
Meckel
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is a common clinical presentation.
- Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital anomaly of the small intestine.
Observation:
- A 44-year-old male presented with lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Balloon-assisted enteroscopy identified an ileal diverticulum and stricture.
Findings:
- The patient was diagnosed with Meckel's diverticulum after segmental small bowel resection.
- The resected specimen confirmed the presence of Meckel's diverticulum causing the stricture.
Implications:
- Meckel's diverticulum can lead to significant gastrointestinal complications, including strictures.
- Clinicians should consider Meckel's diverticulum in the differential diagnosis of small bowel strictures presenting with bleeding.
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