title: Hemoperitoneum from perforated Meckel's diverticulum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ohlms
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bloss
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*