ISSN:
2381-8689
Journal Name:
Journal of Gastric Disorders and Therapy
Volume:
2
Issue:
2
Pages From:
1
To:
3
Date:
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Keywords:
Meckel’s Diverticulum; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Wireless capsule endoscopy
Abstract:
Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract affecting about 2% of the populations.
Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common presentation in pediatric and can be massive.
The diagnosis of symptomatic MD is often difficult to make. We report on a 7-year-old boy who suffered from recurrent severe GI bleeding.
He had normal upper and lower endoscopy and negative Meckel scan. Meckel’s Diverticulum identification was achieved by wireless capsule
endoscopy (WCE)