Publication Date
2015
Journal Title
Case Rep Emerg Med
Abstract
Physicians are educated with the classical teaching that symptomatic patients with Meckel's diverticulum (MD) most often present with painless rectal bleeding. However, a review of the literature reveals that young patients with MD will most commonly present with signs of intestinal obstruction, an etiology not frequency considered in patients presenting to the emergency department with obstruction. We present two cases of intestinal obstruction diagnosed in our emergency department, with Meckel's diverticulum being the etiology.
Volume Number
2015
Pages
938346
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2016/01/21
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Pediatrics
Additional Departments
Emergency Medicine
PMID
DOI
10.1155/2015/938346