Publication: Bleeding Meckel's Diverticulum in an Infant - A Case Report
Date
2014
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Meckel’s diverticulum is a congenital diverticulum. Mostly it is asymptomatic. In children the commonest complication is lower GI bleeding. High index of suspicion is required for its diagnosis. Technetium-99m pertechnetate scan is useful to detect ectopic gastric mucosa. Surgical treatment of symptomatic Meckel’s diverticulum is diverticulectomy or ileal resection.
Description
MK Shrestha
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Kathmandu Model Hospital
RL Gurubacharya
Consultant Paediatrician, Kathmandu Model Hospital
K Devkota
Medical Officer, Kathmandu Model Hospital
N Agarwal
Medical Officer, Kathmandu Model Hospital, Kathmandu
Keywords
Meckel’s diverticulum, painless per rectal bleeding, anemia