scholarly journals Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding due to Meckel’s diverticulum: unusual capsule endoscopic finding as polyp-like lesion

Endoscopy ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (S 02) ◽  
pp. E203-E203 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Sy ◽  
M.-D. Chen ◽  
Y.-J. Yang ◽  
Y.-S. Shan
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Endoscopic Finding ◽  
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

scholarly journals Meckel’s Diverticulum: A Cause of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosed by Double Balloon Enteroscopy

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-121
Author(s):  
Asna Mohammed ◽  
Mariem Mohamed Mahmoud ◽  
Labib Al-Ozaibi ◽  
Khaled Bamakhrama
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Diagnostic Utility ◽  
Double Balloon Enteroscopy ◽  
Balloon Enteroscopy ◽  
Double Balloon ◽  
Bleeding Per Rectum

Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) accounts for a small percentage of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. The underlying etiology includes small bowel lesions such as Meckel’s diverticulum, a differential to be considered in a young adult. Capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) are important imaging modalities used in the evaluation of OGIB. We describe a case of a young adult male who presented with bleeding per rectum. Upper and lower GI endoscopies were negative and the patient was labeled to have OGIB. After further investigations, our patient was finally diagnosed to have Meckel’s diverticulum by DBE, strengthening its diagnostic utility.

scholarly journals A case of adult Meckel's diverticulum with gastrointestinal bleeding

2003 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-123
Author(s):  
Yoshinori MORIMOTO ◽  
Hiromi IWAGAKI ◽  
Norio MORISHITA ◽  
Hitoshi NAKAGAWA ◽  
Nagahide MATSUBARA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum

scholarly journals Meckel's diverticulum in an adult: an obscure presentation of gastrointestinal bleeding

2016 ◽  
pp. bcr2015213852
Author(s):  
Vijay Pattni ◽  
Kathryn Wright ◽  
Peter Marden ◽  
Ana Terlevich
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum

scholarly journals Dyspepsia Meckeli

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-159
Author(s):  
Don Clark ◽  
Dilip G Patel
Keyword(s):  
Duodenal Ulcer ◽  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Acute Abdomen ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Duodenal Ulcer Disease ◽  
Ulcer Disease

A 40-year-old male was seen for evaluation of minor gastrointestinal bleeding. The patient had received an H2blocker as an outpatient for suspicion of duodenal ulcer disease. At endoscopy no lesion was seen and H2blockers were discontinued. The patient developed acute abdomen and at surgery a perforated Meckel's diverticulum was found.

scholarly journals Specific characteristics of hemorrhagic Meckel’s diverticulum at double-balloon endoscopy

2017 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. E35-E40
Author(s):  
Yasuyuki Mizutani ◽  
Masanao Nakamura ◽  
Osamu Watanabe ◽  
Takeshi Yamamura ◽  
Kohei Funasaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Gastrointestinal Bleeding ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Meckel’S Diverticulum ◽  
Meckel's Diverticulum ◽  
Ectopic Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Diagnostic Ability ◽  
Double Balloon Endoscopy ◽  
Double Balloon

Abstract Background and study aims Diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) before surgery may be challenging; double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) facilitates identification of MD in the setting of a gastrointestinal bleeding; however, MD can be found incidentally without this condition. The purpose of this research was to determine specific characteristic of hemorrhagic MD and incidental MD at DBE. Patients and methods Ectopic gastric mucosa enclosed in the MD and/or ulceration were defined as “major findings”; ring-like scar surrounding the MD was defined as “minor finding”. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients affected by MD and analyzed the findings that significantly affected the characterization of MD. Results MD was diagnosed in 33 patients. The axis of the diverticulum was longer in hemorrhagic MD compared to incidental MD (P = 0.031). The amount of transfusion was significantly higher (P = 0.018) in the hemorrhagic MD group. Hemorrhagic MD was significantly more correlated with major findings (P = 0.01) and minor findings (P < 0.01). The specificity of major finding was 100 % while the sensitivity of major and/or minor findings was 96 %. Conclusions The combination of major and minor findings appears to improve the diagnostic ability of hemorrhagic MD avoiding unnecessary diverticulectomy.

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