Hemoperitoneum from perforated Meckel's diverticulum.
Approximately 4% of patients with Meckel's diverticulum will experience complication, the most common of which are intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding, acute inflammation, and perforation. We report an extremely rare complication of perforated Meckel's diverticulum which presented as hemoperitoneum.
Fowler
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston.
Ohlms
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Reid
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Bloss
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D002648:Child; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*