Meckel's bleeding diverticulum diagnosed by mesenteric arteriography.
The details of a young adult patient who presented with chronic gastro-intestinal blood loss as a complication of Meckel's diverticulum are reported. A preoperative diagnosis was made using superior mesenteric arteriography. The merits of superior mesenteric arteriography and other investigations currently available in the diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography