Not Just Painless Bleeding: Meckel’s Diverticulum as a Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in Children—Two Cases and a Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Itriyeva, Khalida
Harris, Matthew
Rocker, Joshua
Gochman, Robert
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Itriyeva, Khalida& Harris, Matthew& Rocker, Joshua& Gochman, Robert. 2015. Not Just Painless Bleeding: Meckel’s Diverticulum as a Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in Children—Two Cases and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058491
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Itriyeva, Khalida…[et al.]. Not Just Painless Bleeding: Meckel’s Diverticulum as a Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in Children—Two Cases and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058491
American Medical Association (AMA)
Itriyeva, Khalida& Harris, Matthew& Rocker, Joshua& Gochman, Robert. Not Just Painless Bleeding: Meckel’s Diverticulum as a Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in Children—Two Cases and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058491
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058491